Vintage film advocating for improved mass transit in American cities. Acknowledges almost 60 years ago that building more roads and parking only attracts more cars. Transit promoted as the solution to traffic congestion and parking issues.
From the Prelinger Archives at archive.org
Some parts of the original recording were damaged, near the end gets butchered somewhat.
It's too bad about all the skipping, this is a great quality video otherwise, with a good message that is unfortunately lost on many people.
jjakucyk 1 year ago
It was not the trolleys that went it ws GM that brought them so they could close them down and sell Diesel buses!
rubberobert 1 year ago
It's sad to watch that when you think about all the streetcar systems that were trashed. People don't learn.
Intransitman 1 year ago