Comments on: Streetfilms: Curbing Cars in Soho http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:32:54 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Clarence http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/comment-page-1/#comment-18319 Clarence Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:33:35 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/#comment-18319 da, Indeed. That is video. And I have some more I might get around to posting this weekend that I found that has even more ridiculous scenes, but since I had a time crunch putting it together yesterday I didn't include. Heck, I'll just put this out here while posting - if anyone has great locations and/or access to overhead shooting of the most congested places in NYC, please let me know at: trorb@yahoo.com Thanks. da,

Indeed. That is video. And I have some more I might get around to posting this weekend that I found that has even more ridiculous scenes, but since I had a time crunch putting it together yesterday I didn't include.

Heck, I'll just put this out here while posting - if anyone has great locations and/or access to overhead shooting of the most congested places in NYC, please let me know at: trorb@yahoo.com

Thanks.

]]> By: Sproule http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/comment-page-1/#comment-18314 Sproule Fri, 15 Dec 2006 16:22:50 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/#comment-18314 Wow. All that only four hours after the event. Impressive. Well, we know why NYC hasn't made areas like this less conducive to driving...because the auto-industrial-municipal goverment complex is CALCIFIED. Hopefully a lot of decision makers will see videos like this. I don't know how anyone could argue against it. Great work. Wow. All that only four hours after the event. Impressive. Well, we know why NYC hasn't made areas like this less conducive to driving...because the auto-industrial-municipal goverment complex is CALCIFIED. Hopefully a lot of decision makers will see videos like this. I don't know how anyone could argue against it. Great work.

]]> By: DariaK http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/comment-page-1/#comment-18191 DariaK Fri, 15 Dec 2006 08:23:46 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/#comment-18191 Some of this footage is stunning. AND REALLY IF there are only 9% of people coming in private cars to the area, why hasn't the city done anything to make it better for pedestrians?? This REALLY pisses me off... Some of this footage is stunning. AND REALLY IF there are only 9% of people coming in private cars to the area, why hasn't the city done anything to make it better for pedestrians?? This REALLY pisses me off...

]]> By: da http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/comment-page-1/#comment-18134 da Fri, 15 Dec 2006 04:10:42 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/#comment-18134 Fantastic work, Clarence. The aerial long shot of the clogged street at 1:12 in the video is amazing. I thought it was a photograph at first. But if you look closely, you can see people moving although the traffic is completely stopped for the entire length of the street. Fantastic work, Clarence.

The aerial long shot of the clogged street at 1:12 in the video is amazing. I thought it was a photograph at first. But if you look closely, you can see people moving although the traffic is completely stopped for the entire length of the street.

]]> By: Brian http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/comment-page-1/#comment-18096 Brian Fri, 15 Dec 2006 02:48:51 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/#comment-18096 I've been hoping for this for a long time. I cheered the first time i saw Contested Streets and heard Penalosa mention shutting down Broadway to traffic. I also brought this up at BP Stringer's transportation conference in the pedestrian break-out session. I know something will happen at some point, just not soon enough. I've been hoping for this for a long time. I cheered the first time i saw Contested Streets and heard Penalosa mention shutting down Broadway to traffic. I also brought this up at BP Stringer's transportation conference in the pedestrian break-out session. I know something will happen at some point, just not soon enough.

]]> By: Media Boy http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/comment-page-1/#comment-18029 Media Boy Thu, 14 Dec 2006 23:09:12 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2006/12/14/streetfilms-curbing-cars-in-soho/#comment-18029 And I would argue his footage he used wasn't even the worst I have seen, especially in the December holiday season. I haven't bought anything there just for that reason. And I would argue his footage he used wasn't even the worst I have seen, especially in the December holiday season. I haven't bought anything there just for that reason.

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