Full Title: “Local Motion 2009 Episode Five: New Horizons”

Description:
Local Motion 2009 (Ep.5): “New Horizons”
Released May 25, 2009

Edmonton’s new south LRT stations bring fast, efficient rail transportation to the south side. One Parkallen family looks at all the possibilities for going car-free in June.

About Local Motion – An Eco-mobility Challenge

The challenge: how many people from one Edmonton community can leave their personal automobiles at home and get eco-mobile for the month of June? Project teams in the host community and at the City of Edmonton are providing as much help as they can. “Local Motion 2009” video project documents and shares this global first.

About Eco-mobility

The Global Alliance for EcoMobility is one of the partners in Local Motion 2009. For this project, eco-mobility modes are broken down into four categories: cycling (ie. bicycles, tricycles); walking/wheeling (ie. skateboards, wheelchairs, rollerblades); public transit (bus, LRT, DATS); ride-sharing (car-pooling, trip-planning).

Locations: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Links:
Local Motion, City of Edmonton http://edmonton.ca/localmotion
Parkallen Community League http://parkallen.ca
Global Alliance for Eco-mobility http://www.ecomobility.org
ICLEI: http://www.iclei.org
Transport Canada, eco-Transport (scroll down to find ecoMobility) http://www.ecoaction.gc.ca/ecotransport
Rainbow Bridge Communications Company http://rbcc.ca

Length: (4 min)

Date Produced: May 2009

Production Company: Rainbow Bridge Communications Company - http://rbcc.ca

“Local Motion 2009” is produced in partnership with:

City of Edmonton, Environment and Energy

City of Edmonton, Community Services

Funding provided by: Transport Canada

Broadcaster: Shaw TV, Capital Region

Aired/Screened/Webcast:
Broadcast Shaw TV, Capital Region, May 2009
Uploaded to RBCC WebTV, May 2009
Uploaded to City of Edmonton web page, May 2009
Uploaded to YouTube, May 2009

Available on DVD? – pending

Credits:
Executive Producer for RBCC: Barb Allard
Host & Narration: Barb Allard
Written & Directed: Barb Allard

Research Assistance: Julie Cournoyer, Aryn Machell, Dennis Nowicky
Cinematography & DOP: Jimmy Bustos, Jeremy Rittwage, Kyle Schneider, Ric Gustavsen
Editor: Jeremy Rittwage
Graphic Design: Jeff Sylvester, Pilot Design
Animator: Kevin Burdett
Intro Sequence: Jeremy Rittwage
Original Music: Suzanne, Miriam & Naomi
Production Music: Final Cut Soundtrack Pro

Local Motion experts and interviewees (in order of appearance):
Aryn Machell, Transportation Engineer, City of Edmonton
Hon. Rona Ambrose, Fed. Minister of Labour
Mayor Stephen Mandel, City of Edmonton
Suzanne, Parkallen Resident
Miriam, Parkallen Resident
Naomi, Parkallen Resident
Robert, Parkallen Resident

Additional Thanks to:

Global Alliance for EcoMobility

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