e2 transport, Ep. 1 "London: The Price of Traffic"

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Based on the economic principle of demand management, London's congestion charge challenges the 20th century notion that cities should be designed around cars, and asks drivers to pay for access to public roads and parking spaces. Thanks to visionary municipal leaders like former Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, this plan is ... the core of a sweeping push to transform London into a transit-efficient and pedestrian-friendly megacity in time for the 2012 Olympic games.
  • Runtime: 27 minutes
  • Original air date: November 25, 2008
  • Network: PBS
 
  
 
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1. London: The Price of Traffic
  November 25, 2008
Based on the economic principle of demand management, London's congestion charge challenges the 20th century notion that cities should be designed around cars, and asks drivers to pay for access to public roads and parking spaces. Thanks to visionary municipal leaders like former Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, this plan is the core of a sweeping push to transform London into a transit-efficient and pedestrian-friendly megacity in time for the 2012 Olympic games.
 
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Episode 1, "London: The Price of Traffic"
Synopsis: Based on the economic principle of demand management, London's congestion charge challenges the 20th century notion that cities should be designed around cars, and asks drivers to pay for access to public roads and parking spaces. Thanks to visionary municipal leaders like former Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, this plan is the core of a sweeping push to transform London into a transit-efficient and pedestrian-friendly megacity in time for the 2012 Olympic games.
Original air date: November 25, 2008
Runtime: 27 minutes
ASIN: B002UL1G8W
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #345,556 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
e2 Season 5
Synopsis: e2 is a critically acclaimed, multipart PBS series about the innovators and pioneers who envision a better quality of life on earth: socially, culturally, economically and ecologically. The series explores attainable solutions to pressing environmental and social challenges, and its stories are culled from a variety of fields including design, energy, transport, water, food and urban development.
Season year: 2008
Network: PBS
ASIN: B002T3C9BE
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