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1 online resource (streaming video file) (25 min. 33 sec.) ; 154493343 bytes |
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Paris is one of the most visited cities by tourists in the world, but also suffers from some of the worst pollution in the European Union. Seven years ago Parisians turned their attention to the environment and their goal is to reduce car traffic in the city by 40% by 2020. Priority is given instead to public transport and other modes of environmentally friendly transport, such as bike riding.Paris's ambitious public-private Velib bike-sharing initiative encourages residents to forgo cars for bikes. In the process, the program has fostered a unique popular culture, complete with its own language, jokes and pick-up lines. But in order to be successful, the planners of Velib studied bike-sharing programs of varying success from other cities and worked out that Paris would initially need a minimum of 10,000 bikes to get the program working properly. e2 Transport explains in detail how this wonderful, environmentally friendly transport project works.The success of the Velib bike-sharing initiative has inspired cities like Sao Paulo, Venice and London to begin adopting similar programs of their own.PRODUCTION DETAILS:Produced by Kontentreal for TVF. Executive Producers: Karena Albers and Tad Fettig |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-06-23 at 20:00:00 |
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Classification: G |
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Bicycles -- Design and construction.
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Sustainable development -- Citizen participation.
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Traffic congestion -- Prevention.
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Transportation -- Planning.
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France -- Paris.
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Streaming video
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Baupin, Denis, contributor
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Bernard, Anita, contributor
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Britton, Eric, contributor
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Brochot, Sebastien, contributor
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Fettig, Tad, director
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Joyeux, Jean-Claude, contributor
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Lepault, Celine, contributor
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Mitidieri, Dominique, contributor
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Paquot, Thierry, contributor
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Pheulpin, Remi, contributor
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Pitt, Brad, cast
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