Posts tagged Video
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With great horsepower comes great responsibility
Via Copenhagenize comes this road safety campaign directed at children in the United Kingdom. The video embedded below is one of three television ads from the campaign. It does its best to scare children and blame the victim: Keep reading…
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Great Green Places: Barracks Row
NBM recently released the fourth in their Great Green Places series, highlighting DC neighborhoods. ULI’s Uwe Brandes narrates, along with a special appearance by Councilmember Tommy Wells. Keep reading…
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Driver’s will
Here’s a very amusing traffic safety film from Belgium. It starts out a bit slow but you’ll get the point by around 2 minutes in, by which time it gets really entertaining. Keep reading…
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Chicago trains officers on cycling laws
The Chicago police created a great video describing the rights and responsibilities of bicyclists. In many cities, officers not familiar with the laws often incorrectly ticket bicyclists when drivers turn across their path unsafely, hit them with doors, or pass too close. After crashes, police reports too often unfairly blame the cyclist, or officers resist taking a police report… Keep reading…
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The shiny future, through the eyes of the past
In the 1950s, many center cities were in decline, crime-ridden, smelly, and crowded. Meanwhile, suburbs were new, shiny, and full of promise. Civic leaders very seriously believed that ripping out most of the old downtowns and replacing them with tall towers surrounding by parking would actually improve the quality of life in the city. This 1955 video from Pittsburgh extols leaders’… Keep reading…
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Hazards of texting in comedy and tragedy
Texting while driving is really dangerous. Between recent studies, mainstream media coverage, and Ray LaHood’s attention to the subject, it’s getting attention and reaching the popular consciousness. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Transit or traffic for lovers
Arlington v. Virginia; Virginia Railway Expansion; Shoulda coulda woulda; Seattle rejects bag fee; Float to the game; Walkability is money; Twelve feet; College Park wants in. Keep reading…
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Tregoning, NBM show off Columbia Heights
The National Building Museum is creating a series of videos about DC’s “Great Green Places,” which combine transit, good streetcapes, parks, and a sense of community to create a welcoming and sustainable place to live. In the latest video, Office of Planning head Harriet Tregoning gives a tour of Columbia Heights, where historic row houses coexist with new condos… Keep reading…
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Afternoon links: Switch
Try solar?; Don’t dump Zipcar yet; We’re impressive; Win free transit!; City of College Parking; Reading about Moses; Smarter rankings; Recession’s effects. Keep reading…