“Contested Streets” World Premier

2:25 PM EDT on June 26, 2006

Contested Streets: Breaking New York City Gridlock

Tuesday, June 27th, 2006
6-8 pm
Independent Film Center
323 6th Avenue (at West 3rd Street )
New York, NY

RSVP to info@transalt.org by June 20th

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Contested Streets is a 57 minute documentary film about the past and potential future of New York City â€™s transportation system.

Contested Streets features interviews with:

Bob Kiley
Kenneth T. Jackson
Mike Wallace
Jan Gehl
Enrique PeÃ±alosa
Kathryn S. Wylde
â€˜Gridlockâ€™ Sam Schwartz
Tim Tompkins
Fred Kent

And moreâ€¦

Aaron Naparstek

@naparstek.bsky.social

Aaron Naparstek is the founder and former editor-in-chief of Streetsblog. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Naparstek's journalism, advocacy and community organizing work has been instrumental in growing the bicycle network, removing motor vehicles from parks, and developing new public plazas, car-free streets and life-saving traffic-calming measures across all five boroughs. He was also one of the original cast members of the "War on Cars" podcast. You can find more of his work on his website.

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