People across NYC are fed up with traffic in their neighborhoods and are getting motivated to make their own StreetFilms.
Will Sweeney and Kozo Okumura from Jackson Heights did. Check out this comprehensive video they sent us showing a laundry list of neighborhood items the Queens group the Western Jackson Heights Alliance is upset about. Of course traffic and transportation are right there at the top.
Will writes:
We put together the video because we wanted to show how visceral the problem is on a daily basis. The problem of traffic congestion has so many side effects that are difficult to communicate in words or still images. Also, most residents would cite noise as the main complaint, particularly horn honking.
Honking is right. (Hint: You might want to turn down the volume towards the end!)
Will and Kozo are part of a growing group of neighborhood documentarians who are realizing video is the way to go. Just last month Doug Gordon was so fed up with cars illegally entering Prospect Park after hours he shot this great video. Ian Dutton of Community Board 2 in Manhattan has been gathering evidence like this he uses to convince his neighbors that we need more bicycling facilities.
So how about you? It doesn’t take much these days. You don’t need a great camera, just some patience and a steady hand. Check out some of our tips, then send us your StreetFilms to post!
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