Transit: Movies
Here is a list of movies related to transit
Your Way on the Highway
Are the highways full? Or are we using them inefficiently? From Sightline Institute >
The Great Commuter Challenge 2008
The Great Commuter Challenge is a race between 3 modes of transportation: the bicycle, the car, and walking/transit. Three local celebrities raced along one Twin Cities route, running typical errands on the way to to the finish line. The outcome is certain keep you on the edge of your seat!
Watch the action right here and root for one of three contestants:
Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak - Bike
Roadguy (aka Star Tribune reporter Jim Foti) - Car
Ramsey County Commissioner Toni Carter - Walking & Transit
On Transit episode # 30 - Max Yellow Line
Our fellow Minneapolitan and friend, filmmaker John Akre, visited Portland to talk to small business owners along the Interstate Avenue corridor (which is strikingly similar to the University Avenue corridor in St. Paul, MN) to get their opinions on how the LRT line has impacted their businesses.
As one might expect, the business owners were worried about negative impacts before construction, but their fears were not realized. Read more >
BRT: Transmilenio
Transmilenio is Bogotá, Colombia's Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system. The system, which was first put into operation in 1999, now moves over 1.3 million passengers every day. Transit vehicles share many features with light rail vehicles, including multiple-door boarding, same level boarding platform and vehicle interiors, and station (rather than in-vehicle) fare payment.
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