Desc: New Urban Cowboy: Toward a New Pedestrianism: Directed by Michael E. Arth, Blake Wiers. With Maya Petkova Arth, Michael E. Arth, Sophia E. Arth. On a sweltering day in August 2001, a stranger appeared in a crime-ridden Florida neighborhood known as "Cracktown." Armed only with his big ideas and determination, artist/urban designer/developer Michael E. Arth saved this slum from a date with the wrecking ball. Reborn as the Garden District, it is now a living laboratory demonstrating Michael's New Pedestrianism, an ecological and pedestrian-friendly vision for new towns and neighborhoods.