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Dialogue: 0,0:00:46.01,0:00:50.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This is Mrs. Walker. She’s the mayor here in Labangan,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.02,0:00:53.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and lately, her job has been getting more challenging.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.02,0:00:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One day, she decided it was time for a change…
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.04,0:00:59.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,… to get to the bottom of things, to find long-term solutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.08,0:01:02.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But where should she start?
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.04,0:01:07.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She first needed to know if the population shared her point of view.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:07.03,0:01:14.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, I didn’t go, but my mother was there. So many people showed up! Apparently, Mrs. Walker had hit a nerve.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:14.08,0:01:18.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The issues brought up by the citizens were the same ones that were bothering the mayor.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.09,0:01:27.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And that’s when the mayor realized
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.08,0:01:31.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that our city’s problems were much more serious than she'd previously thought.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.08,0:01:35.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She quickly saw that Labangan was far from being exemplary,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.02,0:01:38.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that the citizens didn’t have the quality of life they were seeking.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:42.90,0:01:47.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To sum it up, she had a lot of work to do and she needed help.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.06,0:01:50.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Business people, architects, urban planners…
Dialogue: 0,0:01:50.10,0:01:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many specialists were called upon to find solutions.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.07,0:01:55.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And as if we didn’t have enough things to do,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:55.08,0:01:59.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Colvert had just received its greenhouse gases emission report.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:59.04,0:02:01.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A very bad report, to say the least!
Dialogue: 0,0:02:01.10,0:02:04.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We obviously had to solve that problem as well.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:04.08,0:02:08.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were starting to have a lot to do at the same time.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:08.02,0:02:11.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The mayor and her collaborators got to work and after brainstorming,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:11.05,0:02:14.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,they understood that by dealing with the greenhouse gases,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.03,0:02:18.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Labangan would also be taking care of its other problems.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:18.04,0:02:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s just what they did and that’s the story I’ll tell you now.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:23.01,0:02:30.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It all started in the 1950s. Up until then, Labangan was… a close-knit community.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:36.80,0:02:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, after a few years, almost everyone could afford a car.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.09,0:02:43.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Since it became easier to move around quickly,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:43.00,0:02:45.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,people left the older neighbourhoods to settle in the country.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:46.02,0:02:49.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,One street after the other, one house after the next,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:49.03,0:02:52.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,… the city started spreading, spreading and spreading.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:52.91,0:02:54.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, almost everyone has their own house.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:55.51,0:02:56.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We do.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:56.47,0:02:59.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:59.71,0:03:04.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our neighbourhood is calm, clean, and safe and most importantly close to nature.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:04.22,0:03:06.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, that’s how it was, at first.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:06.08,0:03:11.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were proud of our new-found quality of life, forgetting that we were building a city dependent on cars and oil.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:11.86,0:03:15.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Cars encourage urban sprawl, making it necessary to buy a car.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:15.05,0:03:18.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And the farther you live, the more you need a car.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:18.86,0:03:21.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I need one a little more than most.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:21.04,0:03:25.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Plus, by thinking it was making the city cleaner and more efficient, we separated the activities.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:25.04,0:03:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We used the zoning to avoid industries from polluting houses.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:28.09,0:03:30.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nice thought!
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.04,0:03:32.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But by pushing our logic to the extreme,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:32.04,0:03:37.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,we made it so that nowadays, our houses, jobs, activities, public services and businesses
Dialogue: 0,0:03:37.05,0:03:41.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are so far from one another that we can’t do anything by foot anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:41.25,0:03:43.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having a car has become a must.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:43.07,0:03:44.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We use it to do everything.
Dialogue: 0,0:03:44.57,0:03:49.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:49.05,0:03:52.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:54.02,0:03:55.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,0:03:56.02,0:04:00.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:00.00,0:04:01.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.08,0:04:03.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’m not the only one to live like that.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.09,0:04:09.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Many families even have two or three cars! And boy do we cover a lot of kilometres in one day!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:13.06,0:04:19.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With so many cars, there’s obviously traffic. Tell me about it!
Dialogue: 0,0:04:19.04,0:04:22.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We tried to solve the problem by creating a large boulevard that went around the city centre.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:22.09,0:04:25.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But in the end, it made things worse.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:25.22,0:04:27.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,New residential neighbourhoods were created on each end.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:27.47,0:04:32.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And with each new development, businesses started popping up which attracted even more cars.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:32.21,0:04:37.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In a few years, this meant that the bypass road also became very congested.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:37.01,0:04:41.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And since we’re not quick learners, we thought it would be best to build a highway.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:41.01,0:04:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn’t quite understand that building a faster road would make people want to drive even more and create even more traffic.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:49.08,0:04:52.23,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So in the end, it’s just a vicious cycle…
Dialogue: 0,0:04:53.03,0:04:55.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For those that don’t have a car, things aren’t any easier.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:55.20,0:04:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s my mother. Because of her age, she can’t drive anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:04:58.04,0:05:00.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are many people like her that don’t have a car.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:00.09,0:05:04.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,They’re either too old, too young, too poor or they just don’t want one.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.01,0:05:07.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Modern cities are often hostile to these car-less people.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:15.02,0:05:17.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My mother has a great deal of trouble coming to see us.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:17.10,0:05:22.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And more often than not, to make it easier on her, I pick her up, by car.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:22.07,0:05:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Same thing when she needs to go anywhere else, like the hardware store.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:25.08,0:05:28.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, when we need to buy something,
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.01,0:05:32.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s always a bit further away and we almost always take the car to get there.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:32.03,0:05:35.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, all in all, the car is ever more present.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:37.02,0:05:40.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Roads, bridges, interchanges, viaducts and parking lots
Dialogue: 0,0:05:40.09,0:05:44.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,are all infrastructures that we must build and maintain.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.59,0:05:46.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s costly for everyone!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:46.08,0:05:49.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s become an asphalt jungle.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:49.02,0:05:53.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It gets really really hot here sometimes!\N
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.02,0:05:58.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, we really made it happen!
Dialogue: 0,0:05:58.19,0:06:04.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We paved huge surfaces to create parking lots that created heat islands which increase the smog risks that can seriously affect our health.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:04.41,0:06:06.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:06.85,0:06:11.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But instead of solving the problem at the source, we’d rather rely on technology to save us,
Dialogue: 0,0:06:11.10,0:06:15.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,even if that often contributes to increasing our greenhouse gas emissions.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:17.88,0:06:20.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Truthfully, we’re all just trying to improve our lives.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:20.06,0:06:24.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For some, it means a bigger TV, a bigger house, a bigger yard, a pool, a spa…
Dialogue: 0,0:06:24.09,0:06:28.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We bought all of those things by thinking it was the best of worlds.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:28.63,0:06:31.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well why not? We had the room and enough resources!
Dialogue: 0,0:06:31.09,0:06:34.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But now, we can finally see that there's a downside of having all those things !\N
Dialogue: 0,0:06:34.55,0:06:40.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We’d like to minimize our impact, but we find that doing small things, everyone by himself, is not enough…
Dialogue: 0,0:06:43.97,0:06:48.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And voilà! We had an ordinary city, with all sorts of problems
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.02,0:06:50.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,that were directly contributing to the climate change.
Dialogue: 0,0:06:56.02,0:07:01.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In Labangan, we decided to change things. I say “we” because the mayor wanted everyone to participate.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:01.06,0:07:04.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We agreed on a long-term vision.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:04.02,0:07:11.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Together, we would decrease our greenhouse gas emissions and transform Labangan into a cleaner, greener and a more prosperous city.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:11.04,0:07:16.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To do so, the first thing the mayor’s team did was to reduce the urban boundary.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:16.06,0:07:19.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There would be no construction beyond a certain limit!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:19.08,0:07:23.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If less land is available, developpers will hurry up and snatch up the remaining parcels.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:23.09,0:07:28.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With less and less available land, they’ll build more compact buildings, to house more people and make more money.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:29.08,0:07:34.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, sacrificing my family’s well-being to go live in a chicken coop is completely out of the question!
Dialogue: 0,0:07:35.06,0:07:37.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But that’s not what we did.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.10,0:07:42.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,By talking together, we understood that we could rebuild the city on itself,
Dialogue: 0,0:07:42.10,0:07:49.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,reorganize it and create more compact neighbourhoods, without stepping on each other’s toes.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:49.08,0:07:52.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s pretty simple: here’s how we did it.
Dialogue: 0,0:07:55.09,0:08:00.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, to have an animated and strong downtown, we asked two big employers to move there.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.06,0:08:07.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apparently, it’s good for real estate and businesses. One thing’s for sure, big changes started to happen.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:07.02,0:08:11.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,More people were around, more businesses and more services too.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.09,0:08:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Main Street came back to life and it’s now pleasurable place to live, work or walk around and meet people.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:18.09,0:08:21.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, at least my mother can’t stop talking about it!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.06,0:08:30.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We have to admit that the city made a huge effort to make the streets, public squares and parks more enjoyable…
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.02,0:08:32.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We even built new ones!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:32.02,0:08:34.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But wait! That’s not all!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:34.01,0:08:37.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the other side of the river, there were old abandoned industrial buildings.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.03,0:08:42.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the city’s help, the owners renovated them to house stores, businesses, and even housing.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:42.34,0:08:43.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All in one spot!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:44.83,0:08:49.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never thought it would work, but there’s definitely a lot more life in the neighbourhood now.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:49.43,0:08:51.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And it’s a lot greener too!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:52.38,0:08:56.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,South of the city, we transformed the train station into a bus terminal.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.05,0:08:59.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That also added exciting new uses.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:59.02,0:09:00.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we didn’t stop there!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.07,0:09:04.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We created a neighbourhood which was friendlier to pedestrians and cyclists.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:05.07,0:09:09.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn’t hold back. And it works!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:12.00,0:09:15.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nancy and I, we love to relax on the new pedestrian street.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:15.04,0:09:18.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s lively and there are all sorts of people there too!
Dialogue: 0,0:09:18.09,0:09:22.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Meanwhile, Megan plays with her friends on a shared street where cars aren’t banned,
Dialogue: 0,0:09:22.02,0:09:25.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but where they don’t have sole priority.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:26.37,0:09:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All in all, the street has become accessible again, and it’s also become safer and fun for everyone.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:31.57,0:09:34.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s no longer just a transit road for cars…
Dialogue: 0,0:09:34.17,0:09:36.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,… even if Megan still finds the way to scare us.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:47.02,0:09:53.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,On the other side of town, we gave the shopping centre a new life by making it the heart of a new neighbourhood.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:53.00,0:09:58.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There was a lot of space around the buildings, so we decided to use it better.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:03.08,0:10:08.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We built a multi-level parking lot in which there are more spots, in less space.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:08.07,0:10:11.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s how we took back the surface parking lots to build new buildings.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:12.26,0:10:19.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And in no time, that neighbourhood became almost as lively as downtown!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:19.02,0:10:21.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The remaining parking lots were resurfaced.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.08,0:10:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Instead of being directed into the river by the sewers, the rainwater infiltrates the soil or is drained towards a pond.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:29.06,0:10:33.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Specialists call it a landscaped retention pond.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:33.03,0:10:40.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With the trees we added, the heat islands almost disappeared. Everyone enjoys it much more.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:40.06,0:10:42.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Well, Megan does anyway!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:47.10,0:10:52.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Here’s the neighbourhood where Nathan’s best friend lives. We like to call it “Tangle Town”.
Dialogue: 0,0:10:52.05,0:10:59.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s the kind of suburb where there are bungalows, no services, and where the twists and turns make the way three times longer than a direct route.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:00.08,0:11:03.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The city wanted to make it into a more complete area.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:03.01,0:11:05.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So it built community centre in the heart of the neighbourhood.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:05.08,0:11:14.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, it changed its rules and suggested measures to increase the area’s density and make it possible for stores and businesses to settle.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:14.04,0:11:18.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Activity attracts more people, and more people attract more activity.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.04,0:11:22.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A few pedestrian shortcuts, between the badly connected streets,
Dialogue: 0,0:11:22.10,0:11:29.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and a new bike path make it possible today for the children to avoid detours… well, adults too, for that matter.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:29.06,0:11:34.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,With more people living in the neighbourhood, the city was able to offer a good bus service on a reserved lane.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:34.03,0:11:37.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, things are good in Tangle Town.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:37.07,0:11:41.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Upstream, the city built a new neighbourhood near the old mill.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.03,0:11:43.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I moved there with my family.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.05,0:11:47.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From there, it’s easy to enjoy nature, and not impact it too much.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:47.06,0:11:51.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That was the goal when we decided to build an eco-friendly neighbourhood.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:55.02,0:11:57.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Colvert imposed stringent construction rules.
Dialogue: 0,0:11:57.06,0:12:00.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The neighbourhood is more compact and the housing is better planned.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.07,0:12:02.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, buildings are not exposed to the elements,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:02.84,0:12:06.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and they therefore use less energy and produce less greenhouse gas.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:07.01,0:12:10.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The density of the neighbourhood makes the infrastructures more efficient.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:10.03,0:12:13.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The more people are served per kilometre, the more bang for our buck.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:14.10,0:12:19.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,People, a bustling city, a reliable bus service… I get it, now!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:19.03,0:12:20.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Speaking of buses,
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.08,0:12:26.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while we were creating neighbourhood centres, we had to think about linking them with a good collective transportation system.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.35,0:12:32.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The old mill links to Tangle Town, the train station to the shopping centre and they all connect through downtown.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:32.91,0:12:35.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,What’s good about those transit lines is that they’re reliable.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.03,0:12:40.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The bus shelters are comfortable; and there are benches and time tables indicating when the next bus will come.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:40.07,0:12:44.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And since it’s efficient, more people want to use it and move closer by.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.01,0:12:48.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s so popular that the city’s thinking about increasing the service!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:49.72,0:12:52.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Our daily trips are a lot less stressful now.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:52.02,0:12:56.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Nancy works in the neighbourhood and I work on the newspaper’s presses, downtown.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:56.04,0:12:58.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I even take the bus to get there!
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.06,0:13:05.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the same time, the city has decreased the number of parking spots downtown and allocated a few to car-sharing services.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:05.01,0:13:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Apparently, one shared car can replace 8 individual cars! \N
Dialogue: 0,0:13:09.37,0:13:17.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, there’s also the self-serve bike service. I haven’t tried it yet, but I hear it’s really useful because there are stations everywhere.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:17.36,0:13:21.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now, we can travel around the city without using our car.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:22.01,0:13:25.08,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Thanks to all that, Colvert is starting to feel a lot better.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:25.08,0:13:28.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But we’re far from being done. We have many other projects to tackle.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:28.42,0:13:32.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First of all, we need to make the bypass road friendlier for all.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:33.01,0:13:39.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then, we will replace the most popular bus lines with a light rail system.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:39.09,0:13:45.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finally, as an alternative to the highway, we’ll connect Colvert to neighbouring cities by putting the train back on track.
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.03,0:13:51.02,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That’s how, with smaller and more important decisions,
Dialogue: 0,0:13:51.02,0:13:54.05,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Colvert got the best greenhouse gas emissions grade in the country
Dialogue: 0,0:13:55.00,0:13:58.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and contributed in its fight against climate change.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.04,0:14:06.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We used this challenge to completely review the way we developed and organized our city.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.04,0:14:11.01,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, we’re happy to say that we live in Colvert:
Dialogue: 0,0:14:11.01,0:14:14.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,it’s not only a nice, clean and prosperous city…
Dialogue: 0,0:14:14.09,0:14:17.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,but it’s a model city as well!
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.08,0:14:28.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the mayor, things are better than ever.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:28.07,0:14:34.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She exceeded the populations’ expectations and I think she’ll be in office for a while.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.01,0:14:39.03,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You may think this was just a fairy tale, where everything just magically happened.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.03,0:14:40.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But, that’s not the case.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:41.68,0:14:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We didn’t all agree at first.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:43.84,0:14:47.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We were afraid of making sacrifices by changing the way we lived.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:48.11,0:14:53.07,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But the biggest step we had to take was changing our way of seeing things.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:54.04,0:14:58.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,In the end, we really lucked out.
Dialogue: 0,0:14:58.04,0:15:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And, me, a little more than most! And I’m really proud to say that…