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July 7, 2009
Graphical Advocacy
What's the single highest capacity road lane in the country? The Lincoln Tunnel bus lane during morning commute in New York City.
This clip by Streetfilms advocating for more dedicated transit capacity in NYC's tunnels is a terrific example of using (mostly) animation coupled with some video as an advocacy tool.
Anyone out there have the skills to create to create a similar piece explaining the perils and pitfalls of the Columbia River Crossing?
Posted by Chris Smith at 9:21 AM
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July 7, 2009 10:15 PM
Ron Swaren Says:
Chris,
Here is what I am hoping to do soon. I just got my video IPod working in conjunction with a Phillips dvd/ipod dock. Plus, I can connect it to a bigger screen; I even have some portable battery powered LCD screens---since I don't think anyone would let me set up my movie projector.
Probably I will get something like a Flip video camera and video tape the major arterials that pour into I-5--and then just upload this to the Ipod. Presto---a picture is worth a thousand words. Maybe Don Wagner from WDOT would start believing us--- with photographic video evidence.
Even though people cite the backup of traffic all the way back into downtown Portland, the contributory CAUSES are actually in North Portland. They are the several major cross streets that merge into I-5 futher downstream (north) in the afternoon. What causes it in the morning I don't know yet---the slow offbound ramps, maybe? I've never really analyzed that.
This is why we think a third crossing close to downtown Vancouver yet which accesses north Portland would provide just the right alternative to people always using I-5.
Not exactly what you had in mind? What can I say?
