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
Streetfilms Recut: Jan Gehl’s 2005 Times Square Interview With 2018 Plaza Footage
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When you look at Times Square and how much negative press the plazas received when they were implemented, then revisit it now and see how well it works, you realize anything is possible.
Hoboken: Where Safe Intersections Matter More Than a Few Parking Spots
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Meanwhile, in New York, where most people don't own cars, at a typical intersection car owners are allowed to park right up to the crosswalk, limiting visibility to the detriment of public safety.
Streetfilms Shortie: Giving People on Bikes the Same Head Start as Pedestrians
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Here's a short video explanation. of NYC DOT's pilot program to let cyclists use the same head start as pedestrians at 50 intersections with "leading pedestrian intervals."
The Women’s Ride on Queens Boulevard Takes Aim at NYC’s Cycling Gender Gap
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Braving the brisk cold of a March morning, hundreds of people turned out Sunday for the Women's Ride on Queens Boulevard.
Streetfilms: After Another Tragedy, Park Slope Residents Demand Safe Streets
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Over 100 New Yorkers turned out this morning for an impromptu rally to demand that Mayor de Blasio take action to rein in reckless driving on Ninth Street in Park Slope.
Marching With a Message: Fix the Missing Link in Queens’ Most Important Bike Route
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There's a DOT plan on the table to upgrade Skillman and 43rd with protected bike lanes, but momentum has stalled since it was first presented last fall.
Ride New Orleans: Setting the Transit Agenda
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Ride New Orleans formed in 2009 out of a growing sense that the average New Orleanian wasn't being prioritized by the RTA. In just a few short years, the group is already setting the transit agenda.
The Right to Walk
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Choosing to move on foot - to work, school, or the market - should be safe and easy for urban residents. Yet city streets are increasingly being built for high-speed, personal vehicles.
The Netherlands Bike Montage Megamix
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Over the past five years, I've visited several great cities for cycling in the Netherlands. One thing you'll notice if you go to places like Amsterdam, Groningen, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and Nijmegen is that there are a lot of kids biking.
Unsustainable: Traffic 2018
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New York is facing its most serious transportation challenge in decades. Subway reliability is way down, and the bus system is shedding riders at an alarming rate. And because transit is so unreliable, New York is accommodating growth in cars, in the form of the tens of thousands of Uber and Lyft vehicles we now find on our streets each day.
Rotterdam: A Post-War Central City Moves Beyond the Automobile
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Even though much of central Rotterdam was built during the era of mass motoring, the city is taking major steps to shift away from cars and toward transit, biking, and walking.
London Cycling Works: How Savvy Campaigning Got 180 Employers to Support Bike Lanes
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In 2014, there was an intense bikelash in London in reaction to groundbreaking, high-quality protected bike lanes in the city center. London CyclingWorks played a critical role in countering this pushback, gathering endorsements of the new bike infrastructure from a wide range of businesses in central London.