Megapolis

Series: Earthkeeping Series

Duration: 29

Year Published: 1972

Creator: Chicago

Format: 16mm

Color: Color

Sound: sound

Description: Observes that cities are growing into one huge, man-made environment, or megapolis, which devotes too much land to the automobile and looks at one solution to the problem. Focuses on the new city of Park Forest South, Illinois, in which paths were constructed to allow pedestrians and cyclists to travel throughout the city without crossing the main streets. Points out that city planners believe the technology is available to build cities which provide for varying life styles.

Complete Record: Observes that cities are growing into one huge, man-made environment, or megapolis, which devotes too much land to the automobile and looks at one solution to the problem. Focuses on the new city of Park Forest South, Illinois, in which paths were constructed to allow pedestrians and cyclists to travel throughout the city without crossing the main streets. Points out that city planners believe the technology is available to build cities which provide for varying life styles., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.