Clarence Eckerson Jr.
Clarence Eckerson Jr. is the Director of Video Production for NYCSR's StreetFilms and producer of bikeTV. He loves the color purple, chocolate chip cookies, and enjoys walking, biking, and taking transit. He has never owned a driver's license.
Recent Posts
DC’s Public Bike Network Goes Bigger and Gets Better With Capital Bikeshare
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Nearly three years ago Streetfilms took a day trip to Washington, D.C. to see their new bike-share system, Smart Bike DC, in action. We found the trial system a fun ride with great potential, but with only 120 bikes there wasn’t widespread use. Flash forward to 2011. With more than 1,100 bicycles and 110 stations, […]
Nice Ride MN: Bike Share Expands in the Twin Cities
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Nice Ride MN is a hit. The Twin Cities bike share recently celebrated its one year anniversary in June. And in July they started an expansion by adding more stations and bicycles to the network. We talked with Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak about the decisions that went into getting Nice Ride MN off the ground: […]
East River Bridges: 100 Years of Free Rides Take Their “Toll”
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The NYC Bridge Centennial Commission, co-founded by “Gridlock” Sam Schwartz, organized a re-enactment today near the Williamsburg Bridge, calling attention to the hundredth anniversary of the last toll collected on the East River bridges. Mayor William J. Gaynor’s century-old decision to eliminate bridge tolls translates to a cumulative loss of $31 billion in potential revenue […]
The Queens Plaza Protected Bike Path Is Open for Business
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Using a bike to get between Queens and Manhattan just got safer and easier. Yesterday afternoon, Streetfilms got tips from fans saying the physically protected bike and pedestrian path at Queens Plaza, which runs between Vernon Boulevard and Northern Boulevard, was finally open. By the time we got there, scores of folks were already taking […]
Tour de Queens 2011
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Transportation Alternatives’ fourth annual Tour de Queens once again didn’t disappoint. Yesterday, 2,000 riders navigated the 18-mile, family-paced course, experiencing neighborhoods from Forest Hills to Jackson Heights. As usual, the festivities started and ended in fabulous Flushing Meadows Corona Park in the shadow of the iconic Unisphere.
36 Hours Left to Support Our Spring Fundraising Drive
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We’re hitting the final stretch of our spring fundraising drive, and Streetsblog and Streetfilms need your support to reach our goal of raising $25,000. Please give today if you value the reporting, commentary, and video that we produce. Make a donation in the next 36 hours, and you’ll be in the running to win a […]
My NYC Biking Story: Steve O’Neill
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Prospect Heights resident Steve O’Neill has been biking for most of the 15 years he’s lived in New York City. Steve commutes daily to Columbus Circle, and last year he added a new leg to his trip. Every day he drops his son Beckett off at school in Park Slope, and the new Prospect Park […]
Support a More Livable NYC: Donate to Streetsblog and Streetfilms
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The first few months of 2011 have kept us on our toes here in NYC. The frivolous lawsuits are flying, the tabloid columnists and TV journos are on a mission to thwart anything that makes life better for pedestrians, cyclists, or bus riders, and a few City Council members and the Public Advocate seem to […]
My NYC Biking Story: Marcus Woollen
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Marcus Woollen has a great story to tell about what bicycling can do for your mind, body and spirit. Fifteen months ago, his doctors declared him obese, he decided he needed to get healthy and find a way to fit exercise into his busy schedule. So he tried bike commuting from Jackson Heights, Queens to […]
Complete Streets: It’s About More Than Bike Lanes
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Over the last four years, New York City has seen a transportation renaissance on its streets, striking a better balance by providing more space for walking, biking, and transit. As with any departure from the status quo, it can take a while for everyone to grow accustomed to the changes. So Streetfilms decided to look […]
Moving Beyond the Automobile: Road Diets
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What’s a road diet? Quite simply, traffic-calming expert Dan Burden told Streetfilms, “A road diet is anytime you take any lane out of a road.” The first time people hear about a road diet, their initial reaction likely goes something like this: “How can removing lanes improve my neighborhood and not cause traffic backups?” It […]
Who Rides the Lanes? 750 Turn Out for the Prospect Park West Family Ride
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On a grey, chilly Sunday, an estimated 750 people, many of them on training wheels and balance bikes, turned out to ride the Prospect Park West bike lane and show their support for the traffic-calming redesign. Since the two-way, separated bike path debuted last summer, it’s become indispensable for many parents who use it to […]