Event Details — “Contested Streets” movie screening hosted by CTC

The Houston Coalition for Complete Streets is fighting to change the way we build our streets. This film is an excellent example of how these types of changes can effect cities. Come and check out what we’re working for.

The film will be in the Post Rice Lofts Party Room. $5 suggested donation. Please consider using transit.

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.

Click here to view the trailer: http://www.contestedstreets.org/