StreetFilms: Berkeley’s Bike Boulevards



Berkeley’s Bike Boulevards
Running time: 8 minutes 12 seconds

"Bicycle Boulevards really gives the cyclist the sense of owning the road and being able to take the lane and being able to be in the middle of the street where they can avoid the door zone. Cars are expecting that they’re going to have to wait for bikes and that they’re going to be seeing bikes. It’s not going to be a confrontational thing if a cyclist is the middle of the road because it’s expected on these streets."

ALSO ON STREETSBLOG

Streetfilms: The Case for Bicycle Boulevards in NYC

By Elizabeth Press |
We’ve seen lots of new, innovative bikeway designs appear on New York City streets over the past few years. But there’s one very promising concept we haven’t seen — bicycle boulevards. Bicycle boulevard design uses a variety of techniques to create low-traffic, low-speed streets where cyclists mix comfortably with cars. They’re very popular in Portland […]

Streetfilms: Commutah Bike Pahking in Cambridge

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. |
In the greater Boston area, a secure bike parking facility has been erected at the end of the T’s Red Line in Cambridge. It boasts one incredible amenity: it’s completely free! Alewife Station, perfectly situated at the edge of the burbs, serves as an inter-modal link for cyclists on The Minuteman Bikeway, one of the […]

Streetfilms: Michael Musto, Il Ciclista Dolce

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. |
Village Voice entertainment columnist Michael Musto has been riding a bike in New York City for more than 25 years, long before it was fashionable or we had bike lanes and cycletracks. Musto has never had a driver’s license, and he tells us the bicycle is an advantage in his profession. Although he’s had his […]

Streetfilms Portland Week: Bicycle Boulevards

By Aaron Naparstek |
Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson has been spending a lot of time in Portland learning about the politics, planning, engineering and culture behind that city’s phenomenal bike network. Working closely with Greg Raisman from Portland’s Dept. of Transportation Clarence produced a half hour documentary called "A Celebration of Portland Transportation." On Saturday, the film was shown on the big screen at Portland’s Bagdad […]