About Los Angeles is a dangerous city to bike in, but is slowly making room for cyclist safety
For Los Angeles natives living in the early 1900's, bicycles and streetcars shared the road as our primary modes of transportation. But the arrival of the freeway effectively wiped them out. Today, communities of cyclists fight for protected bike lanes and road safety, determined to bring a new era of mobility justice to the city. This documentary short film won the following awards: -Outstanding Cinematography - First Look, USA, 2021 -Best Film for Change - Bolton Film Festival, 2021 -Best Short Documentary - Spotlight Documentary Film Awards, 2021 -Best Short Documentary Film Award - Arpa International Film Festival, 2022 -Jury Prize - Annapolis Film Festival, 2023 ------- Chapters ▷ 00:00 - Introduction ▷ 01:42 - Los Angeles, a city designed for the cars ▷ 05:58 - Cycling in L.A. is an act of activism ▷ 15:03 - A growing community of cyclists seeks to make L.A. a safer place for bikers ▷ 22:00 - Credits ------- ------- An award-winning documentary. An insight into the campaign to make Los Angeles more bicycle friendly, a movement which also aims to honour the
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- Title
- Los Angeles is a dangerous city to bike in, but is slowly making room for cyclist safety
- Category
- Cities & Architecture
- Runtime
- 24 minutes
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- wocomoDOCS
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