FILM | TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1 | 6:30 PM | DONATION

Changing Lanes Documentary Screening and Discussion

Come to FUSION | The Cell on Tuesday, December 1, at 6:30 PM for a screening of the documentary Changing Lanes. Proceeds from this event go to benefit BikeABQ.

Changing Lanes is a documentary presenting the politics and human elements of neighborhood traffic redesign.  When a beloved teacher (among other victims) is tragically killed in Greenpoint, Brooklyn,  a grassroots movement tries to turn a notoriously dangerous four-lane boulevard into a safer, two-lane street with protected bike lanes and safer pedestrian crossings. What happens next is the backlash to the change—led in part by a local business owner—and how the efforts of change collide.  

The documentary uses archival footage to document the social change to vehicular-centered transportation.  The examination of the broader historical, environmental, political, and social contexts is presented through interviews with politicians, activists, urban planners, entrepreneurs, and cultural icons.

The issues of vehicular vs. pedestrian vs. bicycle street design have implications for all cities, including Albuquerque, while it works to design/re-design streets to address all these same issues.

Ticket Cost:  By donation to benefit Bike ABQ.

Dedicated to Carl Henry Nacht, MD, a passionate bicyclist and social justice warrior who was killed while bicycling in NYC.

FEATURING

Director Ben Wolf—a cinematographer, co-producer of a wide variety of projects, and a cyclist living in Brooklyn and Sicily.  Ben’s career has paralleled digital technology while his passionate, collaborative filmmaking that observes the juxtaposition of Individuals, community, politicians, and philosophy is demonstrated acutely in this film.

David Byrne—iconic Musician (Talking Heads) and author of Bicycle Diaries.  Byrne is a passionate NYC and worldwide cyclist.

Janette Sadik-Khan—NYC Department of Transportation Commissioner, 2007–2013.  Sadik-Khan investigated changes in NYC, including the bike share system, expansion of bike lanes, and pedestrianization of Times Square.

Gersh Kunstman—editor, Streetsblog.