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Category: Video
Gettysburg Address, Revisited
147 years ago today, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Adress; this year Adam Gault created this beautifully animated version of the speech.
Railways (Weekend Watch)
Here is a fun and creative advertisement for Indian Railways. Well worth 1 minute of your time!
Meet the NIMBY Robot (Weekend Watch)
A great animation from Joshua Abrams of Planning Collaborative on the predictability of NIMBYs.
Jeremy Messersmith performs Light Rail (Weekend Watch)
A fun song about riding the light rail by Jeremy Messersmith. It is based on his experience riding the light rail in the Twin Cities.
The Social Harms of Traffic (Weekend Watch)
The short video from StreetsFilms is inspired by Donald Appleyard’s work examining the role automobile traffic has on neighborhood connectedness.
Stretched to the Limits: The Unexpected Costs of Sprawl (Weekend Watch)
PBS visited Queen Creek (a suburb of Phoenix) to profile a family living through the recession in a new suburb.
Cities in Focus | New York City (Weekend Watch)
A great video on creating the “greatest, greenest big city in the world.”
Channeling Jane Jacobs
This video from last summer show activists channeling the spirit (and iconic looks) of Jane Jacobs to help advance their cause: New York City honored Jane Jacobs by naming Hudson Street Jane Jacobs way. Jane fought to preserve neighborhoods and communities, Save Coney Island paid a visit to the ceremony to remind the city what Jane…
Explore Your Own Suburban Wilderness, Courtesy of Arcade Fire
Canadian based rock band Arcade Fire has introduced a revolutionary new music video format.