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
Biking Around NYC With Randy “The Ethicist” Cohen
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A few years ago, Randy Cohen, who writes the "Ethicist" column in the New York Times Magazine, visited the Streetfilms set for an interview about "transportation ethics." For this sequel, we got out of the studio for a two-wheeled jaunt around Manhattan and popped him a few more questions. During our ten-mile journey, Mr. Cohen […]
Streetfilms: Tom Vanderbilt Talks Driver Behavior and Psychology
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Whether you’re a transportation geek or just curious about why people do the things they do behind the wheel, Tom Vanderbilt’s Traffic is one of the most fascinating books you can open up. Tom, who also writes the excellent blog How We Drive, was kind enough to drop by the Streetfilms office for a conversation about […]
Streetfilms: Long Beach Shifts Cycling Into High Gear
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Long Beach, Los Angeles’s neighbor to the south, has started to put some serious effort into making cycling an attractive and safe mode of transportation, and it’s already paying dividends. Bicycling Magazine’s 2010 rankings for bike-friendly cities ranked Long Beach a respectable 23rd. But the city has more ambitious goals, aiming to ultimately become the […]
Streetfilms: Bike-Centric Left Turn Markings on San Francisco’s “Wiggle”
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"The Wiggle" is one of San Francisco’s most beloved bike routes, guiding riders between two nasty hills. It even has its own Wikipedia entry. It’s so popular, it’s hard to stand there at any time of day and not see packs of cyclists passing through! (Note: This is a camera person’s dream.) Recently, after a […]
Streetfilms: Michael Musto, Il Ciclista Dolce
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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: Seattle’s Link Light Rail — The Start of Something Big
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Right now, Seattle is making as serious a commitment to transit as any city in the nation. Recently, Streetfilms got to take a tour of the newest addition to the city’s network — the 13-station Link Light Rail, which opened in mid-2009. The route is beautiful, swift, and has great multi-modal connections. Service is frequent, […]
Streetfilms: Biking to Work With Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn
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When Seattleites elected a new mayor at the end of 2009, they really went for a breath of fresh air. In the general election, Mayor Mike McGinn, who rides a bike to work daily, was outspent nearly four to one. The race was very close, but with an energetic volunteer base — and a campaign […]
Streetfilms: Sharrows Point the Safe Way to Bike Across Rail Tracks
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It’s something even the most experienced cyclists do: wipe out while crossing a set of train tracks. When you ride across rails, you need to maneuver your bike’s angle of approach so that you hit the tracks as perpendicularly as possible. But even knowing that, some riders don’t slow down enough to sashay properly, and […]
Times Square Then and Now: A Streetfilms Retrospective
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Mayor Bloomberg is expected to announce his verdict on Times Square’s new pedestrian spaces very soon. Will the changes be permanent? This morning Bloomberg told radio host John Gambling that we’ll find out sometime next week. In the meantime, it seems like the media has decided to fixate on rumors that Midtown traffic speeds may […]
You’re Invited to the 2010 Streetfilms Spectacular
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You are invited to the first you-gotta-be-there event of the year. On Tuesday, January 19, we’ll be hosting "Streetfilms Spectacular 2010" at our headquarters in Manhattan. Come by and meet the team. See what Streetfilms is working on. Give us feedback on what you’ve liked in the past and what you’d like to see us […]
Streetfilms: Turning NYC’s Oldest Bridge Into Its Newest Bike-Ped Amenity
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At October’s Walk21 Conference, I got the chance to tour the High Bridge, a viaduct connecting Manhattan and the Bronx which has been closed to the public for nearly 40 years. Opening the High Bridge to pedestrians and cyclists has been a long-held goal for many New Yorkers. (I remember reading about this effort back […]
Streetfilms: Veronica Moss Goes to Times Square
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She’s back! Veronica Moss, D.C. lobbyist for the Automobile User Trade Organization (A.U.T.O.), recently returned to New York to get her first look at the new, pedestrian-friendly Times Square. Her views may rankle some in the livable streets camp, but we think it’s important to note that some influential people out there just abhor walking, […]