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PSA-So Why Are They Driving? (:30)

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Nearly every person who drives into New York City has an alternate means of transportation.

Filed by Nick Whitaker under PSAs/Promos, Air Quality, streetfilms

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Miracle Ticket (1:13)

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In 2005, TOPP Founder and Executive Director Mark Gorton toured 9th Avenue with Hell’s Kitchen Neighborhood Association’s Christine Berthet to check out pedestrian safety concerns. When they stopped on one corner to examine how gridlock constantly forces pedestrians to dangerously cross around cars and buses stopped in crosswalks, the pleading of Ms. Berthet and the power of the camera became too much for an NYPD officer to ignore. See for yourself.

Filed by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. under Manhattan, Mark Gorton, Christine Berthet, Traffic Enforcement, Quality of Life, Issues, Air Quality, streetfilms

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Car-free Sunday on the Grand Concourse (3:58)

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In the early 1990s, three and a half miles of The Grand Concourse, a major arterial roadway in the Bronx, was closed to cars every Sunday from July thru November. The closures provided residents with much-needed open space to safely bike, walk, play and develop a sense of community with neighbors. Despite its popularity, New York City Mayor Rudy Guliani, ended the program in 1996.

Currently, Bronx Borough President Adolfo Carrion, and a number of community groups have joined Transportation Alternatives to revive the program on a trial basis. In this short piece, the happiness of the residents is visible, and it is clear that open space enlivens communities.

Filed by Nick Whitaker under Children, Bronx, Quality of Life, Car-free Parks/Streets, Air Quality, streetfilms

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