Transportation Ethics
Who knew that Randy Cohen, a guy who spends most of his day analyzing right and wrong as the New York Times Magazine's acclaimed "Ethicist," turns out to be one of New York City's most captivating and articulate voices for Livable Streets.
The Open Planning Project's Executive Director Mark Gorton recently interviewed Mr. Cohen on the ethics of urban automobility. The result has been condensed here into a 9 minute talk that touches on a multitude of topics ranging from Congestion Pricing to Parking Policy.
StreetFilms hopes this inspires even more debate as we approach these issues from the angle of personal responsibility. We think you'll enjoy this.
[...] Randy Cohen, on the ethics of urban automobility. The result has been condensed into a nine minute StreetFilm touching on a multitude of topics ranging from congestion pricing to parking [...]
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That's what I am talking about. Reasonable and Ethical. Thank you Randy!
[...] Posted on November 29, 2007 by sfbike NY Times “Ethicist” writer Randy Cohen speaks about the “ethics” of transportation, or as the people at Streetfilms call it, the “ethics of urban automobility.” This [...]
excellent piece.
get those placards away from the city workers!! Bloomberg should enforce this.
thanks for letting me get that off my chest.
That is excellent, IMO. I tend to think of the ethics of transportation in terms of consumption -- the effect it has on people far away from us, but bringing the impact of transportation choices down to the local, personal level the way Cohen makes the message more compelling.
Great video, except for the final few minutes, when the music was just too loud! Tone that down a bit, and let Randy Cohen's words ring loud and clear.
[...] video’s original page here. Personally I think a kerosene soaked cardboard apartment might pose a couple problems with [...]
[...] Randy Cohen, author of New York Times Magazine column The Ethicist, recently appeared with Mark Gorton of StreetFilms & The Open Planning Project to briefly discuss transportation ethics. Take a look. [...]
Video discussing some of the ethics of using an automobile...
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[...] 5, 2007 Randy Cohen, aka The Ethicist of the NY Times Magazine, goes off on hedonistic car culture, misallocation of public urban space for parking, and the bad rap that [...]
his comment at the end was so true... how cars destroy our ability for ordinary day-to-day happiness, the kind that we get glimpses of during a snowstorm, when you can actually walk around the city in open space and breathe and smile and say hello to strangers.
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am wondering if Mark Gorton could email me I have an oil painting done by a M.M.Gorton and I am wondering if he may help locate some info: on the same.
thanks JB:}
Good, until that loud, obnoxious "music" at the end ruined the whole tone.
I love the Ethicist, and hardly miss a column. This video was VERY illuminating. I have a problem with the interior decor of his apartment, which is another matter, but Randy Cohen's views on traffic problems are spot on, and food for thought (and action!)
This is a well-produced video, and we need more in this vein. Thanks.
You made me yearn for a city without cars. My friend Nadine over at Greenadine.wordpress would call that sustopia . . . It all begins with conversations like yours, and visualizing what could be. Thanks for a great video. I will share it on my environmental blog.
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[...] good citizen ethics certainly has not made its way through the streets of our cities. From The Open Planning Project in New York City, here is a very thought-provoking video on the ethics of urban automobility, [...]
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Great story!
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