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
Count Cars Breaking the Law in Prospect Park!
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Almost every time Doug Gordon visits Prospect Park he sees vehicles entering illegally after it is closed to cars at 7 pm. It made him mad, so he got out his video camera. StreetFilms obtained the footage he took on June 20th near the 3rd Street/Prospect Park West entrance and truncated it into this enlightening […]
StreetFilms: A London Driver Discusses Congestion Pricing
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In this StreetFilm by Nick Whitaker, level-headed London motorist Barny Crocker talks about how congestion charging has effected London traffic and his own driving habits: "There was massive resistance to the congestion charge when it was first brought in but as soon as it came in I think everyone was quite surprised at how effective […]
StreetFilms: Sadik-Khan Rides the Tour de Brooklyn
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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 […]
Streetfilms: Turning Streets Into Community Spaces
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Intersection RepairRunning time: 10:42 Have you ever dreamed of making the streets outside your home more livable, pedestrian-friendly, and community-oriented? City Repair in Portland, Oregon hosts an annual Village Building Convergence where hundreds of people come together to build diverse projects for the benefit of their communites and to take back their streets via a […]
StreetFilms: Secure Bike Parking for Pennies per Hour
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In the East Bay area of California you’ll find electronic, on-demand Bike Link locking facilities that provide secure bike parking for between 3 to 5 cents per hour! The lockers were created by eLock Technologies, which runs the Bike Link facilities. While not ubiquitous just yet, according to Robert Rayburn, Executive Director of the East […]
StreetFilms: Berkeley’s Bikestation
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This is the first of three videos StreetFilms will be posting in the coming week about innovative bike parking ideas in the California East Bay Area. Dave Campbell of the Bicycle-Friendly Berkeley Coalition gives a quick tour of a Bikestation facility in Berkeley — a bicycles actually have their own parking attendant. In a much […]
Register for the Tour de Brooklyn
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Tour de Brooklyn (2006)A StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr.Running Time: 4 minutes 5 seconds With this weekend’s Bike New York already sold out, don’t forget to sign up early for one of New York City’s best rides: Transportation Alternatives’ Tour de Brooklyn. Registration is free. This year the family-friendly ride begins at Grand Army Plaza […]
The “Speed Lump.” Not a Typo. It’s Inexpensive Traffic Calming.
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Last week while vacationing in the Bay Area, I took a bike ride around the East Bay waterfront and discovered the land of Alameda, CA, where apparently I thought someone had humorously vandalized this sign when I rode up to it. But as I soon found out speed lumps are fact, not fiction. A cousin […]