Traffic in New York

New Yorkers jam the Brooklyn Bridge on their way home after a power outage shut down the subway system, New York, New York, late 1970s.

An interview with Mike Rowan, who travels a lot. He thinks that the sidewalks should be made wider, and the streets narrower, in order to discourage people from bringing their cars into the city. We need a better public transportation system linked to the suburbs. Buckminster Fuller, says Rowan, points out that vertical transportation has been developing faster than horizontal transportation. Elevators and planes are a pleasure and safe when compared to an automobile. 4:25


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