‘Contested Streets’ Screening and Panel Discussion: ‘What Can Be Done About Traffic in New York City?’

Following Sierra Club NYC‘s monthly general membership meeting will be a special showing of Contested Streets, a new documentary showing the way to livable, gridlock-free streets — from the Battery to the Bronx, from Staten Island to Coney Island.

After the film, a panel discussion of NYC transportation issues by:

  • City Councilman John Liu, chairman of the City Council’s Transportation Committee
  • ‘Gridlock’ Sam Schwartz — transportation expert and former engineer with the City DOT
  • Bruce Schaller — visiting scholar, NYU

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City Council Screening of “Contested Streets”

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Thursday, July 20, 2006 at 2:30 pm New York City Council250 Broadway, 14th Floor Hearing Room (across from City Hall). FILM SCREENING & DISCUSSION with the NYC Council’s Transportation Committee "Contested Streets: Breaking NYC Gridlock" Thursday, July 20th, 2:30 pm Manhattan Borough President Scott M. Stringerand New York City Council Members John C. Liu, Joseph […]

Film & Talk: Breaking NYC Gridlock: What Other Cities Can Teach Us about Taming Traffic and Freeing Our Streets

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Transportation Alternatives’ Dani Simons will moderate a showing of the film Contested Streets. Through interviews with leading historians, urban planners, and government officials, this 57-minute film explores the history and culture of New York City streets from pre-automobile times to the present. Contested Streets shows how the city with the best mass transit in the United […]

Public Forum: Film Screening on Traffic and Congestion Pricing

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Remarks by NYC Council Speaker Christine C. Quinn State Senator Thomas K. Duane Assembly Member Deborah J. Glick Deputy Manhattan Borough President Rose Pierre-Louis. Also, a screening of "Contested Streets: Breaking New York City Gridlock," a new documentary film on livable streets co-sponsored by Manhattan Community Board 2, Transportation Alternatives & NYU Office of Government and […]

Contested Seats

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A correspondent reports: Last Thursday it was standing-room-only at the City Council screening of Contested Streets: Breaking NYC Gridlock. Over one hundred people packed the 75-seat hearing room at the invitation of Councilmember John Liu and other members of the City Council transportation committee. The new documentary film, co-produced by Transportation Alternatives and Mark Gorton, is proving […]

“Contested Streets” World Premier

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Contested Streets: Breaking New York City Gridlock Tuesday, June 27th, 20066-8 pmIndependent Film Center323 6th Avenue (at West 3rd Street )New York, NY RSVP to info@transalt.org by June 20th View the trailer Contested Streets is a 57 minute documentary film about the past and potential future of New York City ’s transportation system. Contested Streets features […]