Moving Beyond the Automobile

In a series of ten short videos, StreetFilms has put together a collection of public work projects in cities that help move their populaces away from relying on cars. (True, most of the filming takes place in NYC, but although NYC is a common theme in StreetFilms' videos, there are plenty of other cities that are investigated as well.)

Examinations of the urban environment is an important (and ought to be integral) part of what it means to investigate "the environment." StreetFilms' various series on sustainable transportation and re-claiming the streets speak to a portion of that realization.

Enjoy:

Part 1: Transit-Oriented Development

from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Part 2: Bycling

from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Part 3: Car Sharing

from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Part 4: Bus Rapid Transit

from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Part 5: Congestion Pricing

from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Part 6: Highway Removal

from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Part 7: Traffic Calming

from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Part 8: "Road Diet"

from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Part 9: The Right Price for Parking

from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Part 10: Parking Reform

from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

One thing that you can do to show (during the summer) how much you don't rely on your car (if you one one in the first place) is to go to 2MileChallenge, join a team, and log your biking miles and challenge others to do the same!