{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Active Towns","title":"The Street Project w/ the film's Director, Jennifer Boyd (video available)","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3418,"description":"In this episode, I connect with the nine-time award-winning writer, director, and producer, Jennifer Boyd about her most recent film, The Street Project: The Fight to Make Our Streets Safer.\nWe also discuss what led her on the journey to make this film on safer street design, a topic she knew nothing about before the cameras started rolling. She shares how making this film has profoundly changed how she sees our cities, streets, and land use patterns.\nWatch the video version of this episode to get the full effect.\nLanding page for the episode\nFrom the film's website: \n\"THE STREET PROJECT is the story about humanity’s relationship to the streets and the global citizen-led fight to make communities safer.\nDigging deep into the root causes of traffic violence, the filmmakers engage a diverse array of experts, including street historian Peter Norton, city planner Jeff Speck, and urban design expert Mikael Colville-Andersen. These expert interviews are interwoven with the stories of real people working to make their communities safer.\nJennifer Boyd has produced and directed more than 25 documentaries, nine of those films have won EMMY awards.  Recent projects include 3 Seconds Behind the Wheel, which Good Morning America called “Groundbreaking.” \nBoyd has also co-created and produced two music television series Infinity Hall Live and The Kate, with 40 episodes in distribution.\nCurrently, she is executive producing and directing a 5-part series on the history of Las Vegas, and a documentary on Mesa Verde National Park.\nThe Street Project was filmed over 4 years and in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.\" \n\nHelpful Links (note that some may include affiliate links to help me support the channel):\n- The Street Project film website\n- 3 Seconds Behind the Wheel film\n- Filmmaker Jennifer Boyd's website\nFour Easy Steps to Support My Efforts:\n1. Become an Active Towns Ambassador by \"Buying Me a Coffee\" or by pledging as little as $1 per month on Patreon\n2. If you enjoyed this...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Tkybtmzf0KYuip-R8cMTYcCT6L7ETI0NTQv5EY_NCCI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9zaG93/LzgwNjcvMTY0NTE5/MDIxMi1hcnR3b3Jr/LmpwZw.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}