[*BCM*] "Contested Streets" Film Screening Thursday 7:30pm

[Jeff Rosenblum]

Please join us this Thursday at 7:30 for the screening of "Contested
Streets".
http://www.livablestreets.info/node/953


Jeff Rosenblum
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"Contested Streets" film screening
(2006, 57 min)
http://www.contestedstreets.com/trailer.html

Thursday January 25, 2007
7:30pm

LivableStreets office / gallery space
Central Square, Cambridge
http://www.livablestreets.info/node/530

$5. BYO snacks. beer provided.
doors open @ 7

After the screening, join us at
Taza Chocolate Lounge
around the corner for discussion,
get $1 off your order
http://tazachocolate.com/lounge.php

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CONTESTED STREETS explores the history and culture of New York City
streets from pre-automobile times to the present. This examination allows
for an understanding of how the city - though the most well served by
mass transit in the United States - has slowly relinquished what was a rich,
multi-dimensional conception of the street as public space to a mindset
that prioritizes the rapid movement of cars and trucks over all other
functions.

Central to the story is a comparison of New York to what is experienced in
London, Paris and Copenhagen. Interviews and footage shot in these cities
showcase how limiting automobile use in recent years has improved air
quality, minimized noise pollution and enriched commercial, recreational and
community interaction. London's congestion pricing scheme, Paris' BRT (bus
rapid transit) and Copenhagen's bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure are
all examined in depth. New York City, though to many the most vibrant and
dynamic city on Earth, still has lessons to learn from Old Europe.