Comments on: Streetfilms: Car-Free Vancouver Day http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/06/23/streetfilms-car-free-vancouver-day/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:01:47 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: K Rao http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/06/23/streetfilms-car-free-vancouver-day/comment-page-1/#comment-52486 K Rao Tue, 24 Jun 2008 16:25:16 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/06/23/streetfilms-car-free-vancouver-day/#comment-52486 Great film that does a great job of capturing the essence of car-free day in Vancouver - which happened right outside my window until midnight and I loved every minute of it. Thanks, Frank! Great film that does a great job of capturing the essence of car-free day in Vancouver - which happened right outside my window until midnight and I loved every minute of it. Thanks, Frank!

]]> By: Ian D http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/06/23/streetfilms-car-free-vancouver-day/comment-page-1/#comment-52475 Ian D Tue, 24 Jun 2008 05:40:53 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/06/23/streetfilms-car-free-vancouver-day/#comment-52475 Sunday was the first car-free day on 6 miles of roads in Portland, OR, which <a href="http://www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/index.ssf?/base/news/1214193308127400.xml&coll=7&thispage=1" rel="nofollow">The Oregonian</a> says found almost universal support, and, "[t]he only inconvenience seemed to stem from the event's popularity." I also found video coverage where they interviewed people in their cars - some drivers supported the event while others were enraged that they had to drive out of their way. ^shrug^ Sunday was the first car-free day on 6 miles of roads in Portland, OR, which The Oregonian says found almost universal support, and, "[t]he only inconvenience seemed to stem from the event's popularity."

I also found video coverage where they interviewed people in their cars - some drivers supported the event while others were enraged that they had to drive out of their way. ^shrug^

]]> By: Spud Spudly http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/06/23/streetfilms-car-free-vancouver-day/comment-page-1/#comment-52444 Spud Spudly Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:49:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/06/23/streetfilms-car-free-vancouver-day/#comment-52444 Yesterday was car-free Columbus Avenue day from 86th to 96th street and it was great. In the morning before the vendors got there it was nice and quiet because there were no cars or buses, the most relaxing Sunday morning I've had in a long time. Later on there literally was dancing in the streets as a Santana cover band played near 96th Street. It was the first weekend day in a long time that we didn't venture off Columbus. When my two-year-old stepped out the front door and saw the street closed and people walking around he stopped in his tracks with his mouth wide open. The only problem is that crosstown traffic is still going through. Yesterday was car-free Columbus Avenue day from 86th to 96th street and it was great. In the morning before the vendors got there it was nice and quiet because there were no cars or buses, the most relaxing Sunday morning I've had in a long time. Later on there literally was dancing in the streets as a Santana cover band played near 96th Street. It was the first weekend day in a long time that we didn't venture off Columbus. When my two-year-old stepped out the front door and saw the street closed and people walking around he stopped in his tracks with his mouth wide open. The only problem is that crosstown traffic is still going through.

]]> By: Larry Littlefield http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/06/23/streetfilms-car-free-vancouver-day/comment-page-1/#comment-52442 Larry Littlefield Mon, 23 Jun 2008 18:42:00 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/2008/06/23/streetfilms-car-free-vancouver-day/#comment-52442 Just goes to show you, one can come up with an idea like this in a place like New York, but it can only actually be done in a less politically frozen, less feudal place elsewhere. This wasn't a bad thing, but we were the last place on earth to get Cable TV too. It took years to come up with a deal in which "everyone" got paid. Just goes to show you, one can come up with an idea like this in a place like New York, but it can only actually be done in a less politically frozen, less feudal place elsewhere.

This wasn't a bad thing, but we were the last place on earth to get Cable TV too. It took years to come up with a deal in which "everyone" got paid.

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