[milwaukee-electric] "Gridlock" airs here over Channel 10 on Thursday.

[mrcooby]

"GRIDLOCK" FILM EXPLORING TRANSIT IN  SE WISCONSIN
TO AIR THURSDAY, JULY 2, 2009 AT 6:00 PM ON MPTV

An hour-long version of "Gridlock - Public Transit in SE Wisconsin"
— a feature-length documentary focusing on the
politically,culturally and emotionally-charged issues surrounding
transit and its related government spending — will be airing on
Thursday, July 2, 2009 at 6PM on WMVS
Milwaukee Public Television Channel 10.1 (MPTV).

Independent filmmaker Mark Irving, producers Jon Baade and Julie Olson, along with their video/interactive production company i level media, inc., produced Gridlock and worked with MPTV to air an edited, hour-long version on July 2.
Gridlock —  in both its hour-long and feature-length versions —
examines the question "Does Southeastern Wisconsin need a modern public transportation system and, if so, what will it be and how does the region go about getting it?"

Gridlock focuses on the money, politics and environmental choices as
well as the at-times emotional and personal stories of people in Southeastern Wisconsin and the Chicago-Milwaukee metroplex.   However, the Gridlock documentary could just as easily have examined similar interurban corridors in the United States where public
transportation, traffic problems, the environment and the geographic
dispersal of job opportunities are becoming issues.  Filmmaker Irving states that there are many metroplexes where gridlock is effecting the transportation, economy and politics in ways very similar to those seen in Southeastern Wisconsin.

"We scripted and are producing Gridlock as a one-stop-shop for
comprehensive information on modern public transportation systems" said Mark Irving, producer-director. "We have also researched, filmed and explored transit scenarios in major metropolitan areas across the USA while gathering a tremendous amount of data and background about the costs and benefits of either adopting — or  avoiding — mass
transit."

Irving and his fellow filmmakers are  looking for final funding to
complete the feature-length version and  have a produced a promo/trailer at http://www.gridlockdocumentary.com/
<http://www.gridlockdocumentary.com/>  to give potential investors and
future audiences a feeling for the experience that the finished film
provides.