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New Mobility Media Partnerships
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What is holding the world back in the tragically necessary move to more sustainable lives and a healthier planet. Well, certainly not because the need is not there. No, what is holding us back is that most of us who care about these things are simply not getting the message out. Yes, Al Gore has done his bit and it's great - but as even he says it's only a start. He tells us what is wrong and missing . . . but we now need to put some meat on these bones and move toward concrete actions and a consistent agenda that will make the difference. We ourselves have neither the skills nor the resources needed to prepare the quantity and the quality of media support that is so much needed as part of the push to new mobility and sustainable cities and lives. On the other hand we are on top of quite a lot of useful content (and ideas) on an extremely important topic of high public interest, the urgent overhaul of our hugely under-performing arrangements for getting around in cities. And since it's as you may have noticed the 21st century, there are a variety of powerful tools and sources that are there for us and others to draw on in the quest for a better understanding of the issues and eventual solution paths. We believe that with our associates in dozens of countries around the world we are in a good position to work with media firms and personalities to do just that - get the message out! We have a portfolio of ideas for films, videos and DVDs, and invite you to get in touch to discuss. We are ready to roll. Our relationships with each of the teams and works listed here is strictly ad hoc, taking projects one at a time as they come up. Here are the groups we have actively collaborated with for one of more media events thus far:
This film under the title of Pedal Power was produced for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and aired in October 2009. It has a major section on cycling in Paris that we helped with. "From bicycle-mad Paris to rush-hour New York and the back alleys of Toronto, take a ride through the changing world of bike culture."
Description: "Paris' ambitious public-private Vélib' bike initiative encourages residents to forgo cars for bikes and public transportation. In the process, the program has fostered a unique popular culture, complete with its own language, jokes and pick-up lines. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoë has undoubtedly taken heart: Its success has inspired cities like Rome, San Francisco and London to begin adopting similar programs of their own." You can check out a short extract from the film here:
Contested Streets features new footage of reclaimed streets in London, Copenhagen and Paris and features interviews with New York savvy notables such as Ken Jackson, Mike Wallace, Bob Kiley, Eric Britton, Jan Gehl, Majora Carter, Kathryn Wylde, Enrique Penalosa, James Howard Kunstler and many more - -- who help us to make our way through the morass of problems, resistances and opportunities that all our cities face. Cicala Filmworks is a full-service film, video, and new-media production company. Headquartered in New York City, the company produces content as varied as documentary programming, industrial videos, TV commercials, web content, and short and feature films.
StreetFilms does this by making sometimes complex traffic and transportation concepts simpler by using video, animations, and language that the public can understand. They can also be frequently humorous. Our productions are used as Creative Commons tools the world over by communities and advocacy organizations to fight for better conditions in their neighborhoods. StreetFilms is part of the Livable Streets Network which includes sister sites Streetsblog and StreetsWiki. There are two full time filmmakers on staff, who usually shoot and edit their own videos independently as one-person productions.
One of these looks straight at Vélib' and captures a 15 minute dialogue with the editor of World Streets. You can pick up the episode with Mr. Wetmore's questions and their exchange by clicking here to http://blip.tv/file/2363567/. (Interestingly enough, while this program was shot here in Paris last winter it actually arrived here on the day of Velib's second anniversary - see "Happy birthday Vélib', now you are two".)
When it comes to radio interviews our role is of course more passive. Still, a good interview is the result of a certain level of collaboration both to prepare and execute. Here are two examples.
France: December 2009)
A handful of short videos which in our view demonstrate the growing maturity of this important New Mobility sector, to the extent that they are willing to laugh at themselves in public. Laughter - a great communications tool. This first lot in from Nicolas Le Douarec of Mobizen in Paris and Ken McLaughlin of Autoshare in Toronto (Ken who forwarded the Zipcar whatever suggests that you hang on gamely through what may be for some a heavy first minute. A lesson in "compassionate capitalism", contemporary American usage, and the golden parachutes that Zipcar generously offers its managers). Your candidates? Here is how it stacks up at present:
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