Campaign for New York’s Future: Congestion Pricing
This StreetFilm for The Campaign for New York's Future explains the health and transportation benefits of congestition pricing, one of the 127 proposals included in Mayor Bloomberg's ambitious PlaNYC2030.
The Campaign for New York's Future is a coalition of over 80 civic, business, environmental, labor, religious, public health and community organizations partnering to make every neighborhood in NYC a great place to live and work.
This is one of the best streetfilms I've seen to date. Great interviews. I would like to hear more from these people. Congestion Pricing will make this city so much more livable. I've been to London a lot, before and after the Congestion Charge was enacted and I've got to say i love it there now. If only New York could get with the times!
Keep up the good work.
WB
I enjoyed the film, but thought it was bizarre to include subtitles for a completely intelligible English speaker -- the woman from the Bronx.
It was a really good film I would like to show it at my community board meeting. Is there I way I could download it and write it to a DVD?
Mike,
I don't think you can download it but if you email me we can talk about how we can get a copy of it to your community board meeting.
Thanks for the compliments.
Lord, I completely agree with Joanna.
Do we really think that putting subtitles on a COMPLETELY INTELLIGBLE woman with a normal New York City accent is going to help sell these ideas to the outer borough New Yorkers who need to be sold on them?
The subtitles only seem to confirm the suspician that this Campaign is being run by rich, white Manhattanites completely out of touch with the reality of regular New Yorkers.
The people who need to see this film and be sold on the ideas that are presented in it really do not need subtitles on that woman.
Who do you think your audience is anyway?
Joanna and D,
Thank you for your comments. And while i would agree that the majority of our audience would be able to understand a great NYC accent, there are some (from any socioeconomic background) and/or in other states, who may be unfamiliar with a NYC accent or have trouble hearing her comments clearly with the children playing in the background.
What Marta had to say was very important and (i feel) represented the voice of anyone who lives in a under-represented area. I live in crown heights myself and what she said really resonated with me. I am by no means a rich white Manhattanite, nor do i feel that I'm out of touch with "regular" New Yorkers. (Is there an irregular kind?) New York is made up of people from all walks of life, as is our audience.
I felt that it was more important to get her message out there clearly to whoever watched the video than risk someone being dismissive of it out of frustration with our way of talking.
I hope you were able to take more away from the video than a negative reaction to some yellow text.
Keep watching, and thank you for your feedback.
Nicholas
and so that no one else is offended, We will be reposting the video without titles soon.
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Nicholas,
Take the feedback and work with it.
The sub-titles are a big distraction from this otherwise very fine film. They are also just about the least politically savvy thing that I've seen come out of the NYC Streets Renaissance Campaign.
It matters not one iota if people in other states can't understand Marta's accent. What matters right now is convincing NY State Assembly members and City Councilmembers, particularly in the outer boroughs, that congestion pricing is a good policy for their constituents.
The people we need to see this film and be convinced of its message don't need the sub-titles.
I'm not rich, and I'm a long time Queens resident, and I want to see PLANYC enacted along with congestion pricing. Our air quality is terrible, and congestion is worse each day.
Can I please get your email address Nicholas to discuss getting a copy?
Hi Mike,
You can send any requests to info@streetfilms.org .
Thanks for your interest!
great film I can't wait to see the london model followed I hope this happens soon and doesn't drag on and on . Please bloomberg get on this project NOW.
the film was great . at the end credits could have some visuals along with the credits
very helpful and informative keep up the great work!
This is fabulous! We have followed the work of Peggy Shepard WEACT for years,we are also very impressed by Bob Yaro's work with RPA... they are both on the cutting edge. How do we get a copy of this to chow to our new Mayor, Ron Dellums, and city council?
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thank you, Paloma Pavel, President
Although I support the efforts of Trans.Alt. everyone who supports congestion pricing still has blinders on with regard to 150,000 government sector commuter vehicles parking illegally all over the city, especially in Manhattan. Elimination of illegal permit abuse comes first. The Mayor, the former DOT commissioner, and the NYPD have only given lip service toward this problem and it's cost the City $250-million in the past 5-6 years in parking meter revenue alone. Nixing permit abuse will cost NYC nothing, and give all the same benefits of congestion pricing plus $46-million/year in lost parking meter revenue. By the time congestion pricing goes into effect, NYC will have lost $300-million in parking meter revenue. This is on Bloomberg's watch - He's telling us at the beginning of the film "You can't just sit there ...." Well, he's just sat there and watched NYC lose $250-million in the past 5-6 years on his "watch".
I am a native NYer, born in Brooklyn, now living in the midwest ... unfortunately I'd have to agree on subtitles as it helps the non-native to comprehend the dialect. NY is America's city:) The broader appeal is friendly and inviting. More tourists means more revenue:) More money means better for everyone.
Great flick:)
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