To New Horizons–a short film produced by Handy (Jam) Organization and sponsored by General Motors–paints the picture of a utopian autocentric future seen as the result of constant pioneering progress. A couple of days ago, Streets.mn author David Levinson wrote about some potential futures that we might see a few decades out from today. In 1940, To New Horizons was what General Motors wanted to see 20 years later in the “wonder world of 1960.” This vision includes a lot of cars, of course, but also includes some familiar things to Minneapolis Saint Paul such as “separated land uses for greater efficiency and greater convenience” and “elevated sidewalks [that] give a new level of safety to pedestrians [while] doubling the actual available width for traffic in the street.”
Please take 20 minutes to take in this film and then share your thoughts and reactions in the comments below.