You do know that Valdosta was the smallest city in the U.S.
that had a streetcar system, right?
Here’s a movie about what probably happened to it, like all the others,
followed by a movie about another mode of transportation: bicycles.
Public Event · By Valdosta State University Social Issues in Film Series
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
7:00pm
VSU University Center room 1171
DOUBLE-HEADER!
“Taken for a Ride” focuses on the Great American Streetcar Scandal
(or Conspiracy), in which major US companies deliberately bought-up
and dismantled the public light-rail streetcar lines in dozens of
American cities. The guilty companies? General Motors, Firestone
Tire, Standard Oil, Phillips Petroleum, and Mack Trucks—all
companies that wanted to replace the public streetcars with buses
and then private cars.
“Pedal Power!” is an inside look at the world’s growing cycling
movement and how bikes are pushing-up against a dominant car culture
in North America. From Critical Mass bike rides and “bike-to-work”
programs, to increasingly popular “public bike” programs, bicycles
are becoming an ever-important component of cities.
Co-sponsored with the Valdosta Community Cycling Center.
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