Streetfilms: Tour de Brooklyn 2008

Over 2,000 cyclists enjoyed a picture perfect Tour de Brooklyn on Saturday. Of course, Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson was in the thick of it:

This year’s event was moved a week early to coincide with the anniversary of the Brooklyn Bridge’s 125th birthday. Among the highlights of the jaunt was a ride thru the Evergreen Cemetery and a very rare visit behind the gates of the Brooklyn Navy Yard.

If you haven’t seen, we also have the 2006 & 2007 TdBk campaigns up on the site as well as monster coverage of many Bike Month events here and here. Happy Riding!

ALSO ON STREETSBLOG

Streetfilms: Tour de Brooklyn 2009

By Brad Aaron |
Thousands of riders turned out for Sunday’s 5th Annual Tour de Brooklyn, sponsored by Transportation Alternatives. Elizabeth Press caught the action for Streetfilms, filming cyclists along the 23-mile route, which started and ended in Coney Island. According to TA, more than 2,000 participated in this year’s ride, with all online registration slots reserved in less […]

StreetFilms: Sadik-Khan Rides the Tour de Brooklyn

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. |
  Tour de Brooklyn – 2007 A StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr.Running Time: 3 minutes 25 seconds The third annual Tour de Brooklyn was a special treat as New York City DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan rode the entire event with over 2,000 enthusiastic cyclists. The new commissioner introduced herself to riders at the beginning of […]

This Week: Streetfilms, 34th Street, Shoup

By Streetsblog |
This week’s calendar action kicks off in a big way with tonight’s Streetfilms soiree, followed by a Thursday trifecta and topped off with a visit from everyone’s favorite parking pundit. Tonight: Celebrate Streetfilms with The Open Planning Project and special guest Veronica Moss. 6 p.m. There are three events on Thursday: Brooklyn Community Board 2 […]

StreetFilms: Touring Brooklyn’s Future Waterfront Greenway

By Aaron Naparstek |
On Saturday, over 100 cyclists turned out for Brooklyn Greenway Initiative’s annual ride. For nearly a decade, they have been working with numerous community & government groups to bring a Hudson River-style recreation path from Greenpoint to Sunset Park. In the next few years, much of the 15-mile route will finally become reality. The tour […]
STREETFILMS

Touring Copenhagen’s Car-Free Bridges

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. |
One of the things that makes Copenhagen great is the city is continually finding ways to make biking and walking better — like building car-free bridges. Bicycle Program Manager Marie Kastrup was very kind to take me on a tour of some of the bike and pedestrian bridges Copenhagen has constructed in the last decade. […]

Tonight: Streetfilms on the Big Screen at the Brooklyn Museum

By Ben Fried |
They say you can’t be a prophet in your own land. I guess that’s why Clarence had to move to Queens before the timing was right for tonight’s blockbuster Streetfilms screening at the Brooklyn Museum. Assorted works from Clarence, Elizabeth and Robin will be projected on the big screen, including a few Streetfilms that no […]