Originally Posted by guenevere

Make a documentary film !!!!

Originally Posted by Contested Streets

CONTESTED STREETS:
BREAKING NEW YORK CITY GRIDLOCK
(Stefan Schaefer, Denmark/France/USA/UK, 2006) Exploring the rich diversity of New York City street life prior to the introduction of the automobile and, a century later, looking at how we can learn from London, Paris, and Copenhagen in reclaiming our streets as vibrant public spaces.Through extensive interviews with prominent public space activists, Schaefer makes a powerful argument that even in America's arguably most carchoked city, there is a burgeoning progressive movement that is coming together to reclaim the streets for pedestrians. The London segment focuses on how that city's mayor, "Red" Ken Livingstone, imposed car tolls in the city centre in a drastic (some would say draconian) bid to reduce pollution and congestion. The method may have been controversial but the results are incontrovertible. Paris, meanwhile, has taken the idea of car-free days and given them a unique Gallic twist with summer-long events like Paris Plage, where entire roadways are turned into pedestrian beaches. In Copenhagen, bicycles are the answer with dedicated bikeways and, perhaps more importantly, an ingrained bike-centric traffic culture. 56 min.