Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Streetfilms

By Clarence Eckerson

Hamburg’s Quest to Get Bicycling Up to 25 Percent of All Trips

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Aug 25, 2015 | No Comments

Hamburg, a city of nearly two million people in northern Germany, has a 12 percent bike mode share and regularly ranks among the world’s most bike-friendly cities (Copenhagenize currently has it in 19th place). Nevertheless, many cyclists and advocates in Hamburg believe their government should be doing much more to build safer bike lanes and encourage cycling. Guest Streetfilms journalist Joe Baur was […]

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Cambridge: Britain’s Cycling Capital

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Aug 5, 2015 | No Comments

In the city of Cambridge, just about an hour’s train ride north of London, you’ll find lots of people bicycling. In fact, the official bike mode share is 22 percent, but advocates believe it’s even higher and could comprise up to 50 percent of all trips in the city center. More than protected bike lanes, the key to Cambridge’s success has been the […]

A Thousand New Yorkers Call for Action on Vision Zero

By Ben Fried | Jul 15, 2015 | 1 Comment

A crowd estimated at 1,000 people strong gathered in Union Square yesterday evening to remember victims of traffic violence and call for preventive action at the Vision Zero Vigil, organized by Transportation Alternatives and Families for Safe Streets. The message was simple: Traffic crashes and the suffering they cause are preventable. We can’t accept life-altering injuries […]

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Fort Worth Turned Two Parking Lots Into Sundance Square Plaza

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 14, 2015 | No Comments

While in Dallas for the CNU23 conference this May, I wanted to explore. It was my second time there in less than a year, and I wanted to see if Fort Worth was much different than the tough-to-be-a-pedestrian conditions I was experiencing in Dallas. I spoke to some folks at Project for Public Spaces (PPS) […]

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It’s Smart to Be Dense

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 6, 2015 | No Comments

As the world’s population continues to urbanize, our cities have two options for growth: densify or sprawl. To accommodate a more populous and more prosperous world, the spread-out, car-dependent model of the 20th century must change. In this video, the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP) and Streetfilms team up to bring you the most important reasons for building […]

Family and Friends Dedicate Cooper Stock Way

By Brad Aaron | Jun 4, 2015 | 1 Comment

On Wednesday dozens of kids joined family members of Cooper Stock to designate W. 97th Street at West End Avenue as Cooper Stock Way. Cooper’s mother, Dana Lerner, shared memories of Cooper, along with classmates — “Cooper’s Troopers” — who waved signs imploring motorists to drive safely. Cooper, 9, was killed by a turning cab driver […]

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