Contested Streets - Copenhagen

This clip, from the film CONTESTED STREETS, contains information about the city of Copenhagen, along with interviews of Lars Engberg, Lord Mayor of Copenhagen; Jan Gehl, Urban Planner and Architect; and Soren Elle, Chief Traffic Engineer. CONTESTED STREETS explores the history and culture of New York City streets from pre-automobile times to the present. This examination allows for an understanding of how the city - though the most well served by mass transit in the United States - has slowly relinquished what was a rich, multi-dimensional conception of the street as public space to a mindset that prioritizes the rapid movement of cars and trucks over all other functions.