This film is dedicated to Marie-Pierre, who taught me to ride the bike in Paris last August 2007.
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Bike Lane PSA
(a Public Service Announcement)
1 min 30 sec
Produced by MA Shumin
for NPR Science Friday
Learn more about bicycle lane in NYC:
http://www.nyc.gov/dot
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/12/ask-about-cycling-in-new-york/
Copyright July 2008
Portland's first-ever, large-scale carfree event -- Sunday Parkways -- brought neighbors and communities together in the thousands! It was a major success and a historic event for Portland.
In the wake of protests against Portland's new laws forbidding sitting or lying on city streets (directed at homeless people), the In the wake of protests against Portland's new laws forbidding sitting or lying on city streets (directed at homeless people), the city has found a new use for public space that was previously reserved just for cars.
Produced by activists and educators from 4 countries while attending the international "Towards Car Free Cities" conference in Portland 2008.
I did a little ride with Gil Penalosa on Portland's Eastbank Esplanade. Penalosa is a world-reknowned expert on creating livable cities and is the executive director of a canada-based non-profit, Walk and Bike For Life.
In this video, he shares his thoughts on the Esplanade and on how bikes and pedestrians should interact.
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The Great Commuter Challenge is a race between 3 modes of transportation: the bicycle, the car, and walking/transit. Three local celebrities raced along one Twin Cities route, running typical errands on the way to to the finish line. The outcome is certain keep you on the edge of your seat!
Watch watch the action right here and root for one of three contestants:
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak - Bike
Roadguy (aka Star Tribune reporter Jim Foti) - Car
Ramsey County Commissioner Toni Carter - Walking & Transit
Streetfilms-Taking a Bite out of Traffic in Istanbul, Turkey
Streetfilms, Elizabeth Press visited Istanbul, Turkey and was struck immediately by the car traffic congestion. However, knowing that Istanbul hosted the World Carfree Conference last year, I set out to uncover what NYC can learn from a city with a population of 12 million plus people, 2.4 million cars and at least 100,000 new vehicles each year.
I met up with urban planner, World Carfree Network Advisory Board Member and local StreetStar, Kevser Üstündag. As a professor at the Architectural Faculty of Mimar Sinan Fine Art University in Istanbul, she teaches about the social, environmental and economical impacts of urban transportation planning. In this video she discusses the importance of adjusting urban planning to the needs of people - including public transportation, pedestrian only streets, and Car-free Sundays.
Thousands of people flocked to the NY International Auto Show at the Javits Center on Saturday. In the midst of it all, Lady Liberty ended her 100 year "spectacularly combustible love affair" with the automobile. Lady Liberty said, "Frankly, this relationship has just gotten to be much more work than it's worth. My health, liberty and freedom have suffered greatly, and now I hope that my new relationships will finally give me security and happiness." Then Reverend Billy officiated her marriage to "Mr. Transit" and the Stop Shopping Gospel Choir sang in celebration.
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From el Axels "Recognice Th'Accent Vol. 2"-mixtape. Video edited by YL StreetFilms [legoberget@gmail.com].
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