Description: Local Motion 2009 (Ep.2): Hit the Ground Running
Released April 6, 2009

The City staff chose one Edmonton community out of thirteen applicants to host the Local Motion eco-mobility challenge. They picked one that is part-way to eco-mobility, with lots of residents ready to go all the way 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 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

Length: (4 min)

Date Produced: March 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, March 2009
Uploaded to RBCC WebTV, March 2009
Uploaded to City of Edmonton web page, March 2009

Available on DVD? – pending

Credits:
Executive Producer for RBCC: Barb Allard
Host & Narration: Barb Allard
Written & Directed: Barb Allard
Research Assistance: Julie Cournoyer, Ian Hosler, Dean Cooper
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
Production Music: Final Cut Soundtrack Pro

Local Motion experts and interviewees (in order of appearance):
Ian Hosler, Walkable Edmonton Coordinator
Barry Anderson, Manager, City of Edmonton - Environment and Energy
Julie Cournoyer, Local Motion Coordinator

Additional Thanks to: Global Alliance for EcoMobility

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