Car-dependency leads to a number of health problems, and active transportation is the answer. Enjoy a musical ride with an Edmonton winter bicycle commuter. About Chapter 15: New Urbanism Albertas cities are booming, thanks to our strong economy, but wasteful, sprawling growth is not good human habitat. Some Albertans are planning or redesigning sustainable communities. How are they doing this, and what are the results so far? About Made-in-Alberta (MIA) Series Energy, water and climate, these are hot topics for the 21st Century. With conventional fuel reserves running out, water tables running low, and global temperatures running high, 96 percent of Albertans now want new energy solutions. Since 2004, Barb Allard and her Made-in-Alberta team have been finding these solutions and bringing them to community television and the world-wide-web. For more information about Made-in-Alberta, visit http://madeinalberta.ca Locations: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada Links: http://www.sierraclub.ca/prairie http://www.edmontonbikes.ca/ http://shaw.ca http://fava.ca http://rbcc.ca Length: (4 min) Date Produced: February 2009 Production Company: RBCC Is Edmonton Growing Smart produced in partnership with: Sierra Club of Canada, Prairie Chapter Winter Cycling Basics produced in partnership with: Edmonton Bicycle Commuters Society Production services donated by: Kelly Reinhardt Clinton Carew Shaw TV, Capital Region Broadcaster: Shaw TV, Capital Region Aired/Screened/Webcast: Broadcast Shaw TV, Capital Region, February 2009 Uploaded to RBCC WebTV, February 2009 Uploaded to YouTube, February 2009 Available on DVD? pending Credits: Executive Producer for RBCC: Barb Allard Host & Narration: Barb Allard, Clinton Carew Written & Directed: Barb Allard Writing assistance: Clinton Carew, KO Dagmarko Researchers: Sonja Martens, Angela Miskuski, Karly Coleman, Doug Barrett Additional research assistance: Charlie Richmond Cinematography & DOP: Jimmy Bustos, Ric Gustavsen, Kelly Reinhardt, Shaw TV production personnel Editors: Jeremy Rittwage, Clinton Carew, Dave Cunningham Intro Sequences: Kyle Schneider, Wes Borg Original Music: Hookahman, Clinton Carew, Kyle Schneider with licensed music from Final Cut Soundtrack Pro Winter Cyclists (in order of appearance): Karly Coleman Doug Barrett Additional Thanks to: Film & Video Arts, Alberta Chuck Chamberlin, Environmental educator & Smart growth campaigner (deceased) Philip Jager, Production still photography Baba Prem Singh, Production still photography