Local Motion 2009 Episode Seven: Watching & Learning

Description:
Local Motion 2009 (Ep. 7): Watching & Learning
Released June 15, 2009

Parkallen school kids and parents beautify their park, creating a destination point for local motion. Transportation planners watch and learn what motivates people to stay out of their cars.

About Local Motion An Eco-mobility Challenge

The challenge: how many people from one Edmonton community can leave their personal automobiles at home and get eco-mobile for the month of June? Project teams in the host community and at the City of Edmonton are providing as much help as they can. Local Motion 2009 video project documents and shares this global first.

About Eco-mobility
The Global Alliance for EcoMobility is one of the partners in Local Motion 2009. For this project, eco-mobility modes are broken down into four categories: cycling (ie. bicycles, tricycles); walking/wheeling (ie. skateboards, wheelchairs, rollerblades); public transit (bus, LRT, DATS); ride-sharing (car-pooling, trip-planning).

Locations: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Links:
Local Motion, City of Edmonton http://edmonton.ca/localmotion
Parkallen Community League http://parkallen.ca
Global Alliance for Eco-mobility http://www.ecomobility.org
ICLEI: http://www.iclei.org
Transport Canada, eco-Transport (scroll down to find ecoMobility) http://www.ecoaction.gc.ca/ecotransport
Rainbow Bridge Communications Company http://rbcc.ca

Length: (4 min)

Date Produced: May 2009

Production Company: RBCC

Local Motion 2009 is produced in partnership with:
City of Edmonton, Environment and Energy
City of Edmonton, Community Services

Funding provided by: Transport Canada

Broadcaster: Shaw TV, Capital Region

Aired/Screened/Webcast:
Broadcast Shaw TV, Capital Region, May 2009
Uploaded to RBCC WebTV, May 2009
Uploaded to City of Edmonton web page, May 2009
Uploaded to YouTube, May 2009

Available on DVD? pending

Credits:
Executive Producer for RBCC: Barb Allard
Host & Narration: Barb Allard
Written & Directed: Barb Allard
Research Assistance: Julie Cournoyer, Ian Hosler
Cinematography & DOP: Jimmy Bustos, Jeremy Rittwage, Kyle Schneider, Ric Gustavsen
Editor: Jeremy Rittwage
Photographer: John McLay
Graphic Design: Jeff Sylvester, Pilot Design
Animator: Kevin Burdett
Intro Sequence: Jeremy Rittwage
Production Music: Final Cut Soundtrack Pro

Local Motion experts and interviewees (in order of appearance):
Olivia, Parkallen resident
Bryan Anderson, Councilor, City of Edmonton
Audra Jones, City of Edmonton, Director of Sustainable Transportation
Vince Friesen, Principal, Parkallen Elementary School
Alex, Parkallen Resident
Violet, Parkallen Resident
Mark, Parkallen Resident
Brady, Parkallen Resident
John McLay, Writer, Parkallen Resident
Charlene, Parkallen Resident

Additional Thanks to:
Global Alliance for EcoMobility

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• video
• local
• motion
• Edmonton
• Alberta
• Canada
• global
• eco
• mobility
• green
• urban
• sustainable
• city
• transport
• flower
• cycling
• bike
• health
• pollution
• car
• traffic
• shop
• eat
• walkable
• sprawl
• community
• Parkallen