The theme for yesterday's Youth Vision Film Festival, organized by Cinema Politica Ridge Meadows, was "Working Together - A Better World is Possible". Out of four excellent entries, one participant, Elina Blomley, had chosen "cycling" as the way to a better world.
I loved all four entries. Two had chosen to tackle homelessness, which was very timely, as this issue has been front and center in the news lately. First prize winner Eva Cowley's documentary featured some great interviews explaining the homelessness issue. The fourth one was about acts of kindness. I don't have links to all four entries, but I do have the one for Elina's documentary, and it's well worth a watch.
Our HUB committee and HUB Headquarters hope to work with Elina to produce more cycling clips in the future!
Update May 13: Here's the link to the winning documentary by Eva.
In this blog the topic of urban/lifestyle cycling is explored in the wider context of city planning & design, sustainability, local economics, environment, health, recreation and broader topics in transportation.
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Saturday, October 29, 2011
The answer to congestion and livability problems of the Dutch
After focussing on car infrastructure for decades after World War II, the Dutch were facing lots of congestion and livability problems, just like everywhere else. In the early seventies, politicians and planners agreed a different approach was needed. Check out this video of the Dutch Cycling Embassy, which demonstrates the truth to "build and and they'll come":
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Round the clock cycling in the Netherlands
Did you notice the absence of car noise? Did you see any fat people?
Sunday, June 5, 2011
inspirational cycling advocate
For those of you who haven't seen this hilarious video yet, I just have to post it, because it's so powerful. It really shows what cycling can mean for young children. It gives them a sense of freedom, independence, and confidence. I won't waste more words on it, because the video really speaks for itself:
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