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By Clarence Eckerson

London’s First Open Streets

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jun 2, 2015 | No Comments

Five years ago, David Love experienced Summer Streets in NYC and was so captured by the warmth and excitement he decided to bring open streets to London. The starter event was held in the borough of Southwark, on Great Suffolk Street, and featured music, dancing, food, art and, most important, activities for children and families […]

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The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 29, 2015 | No Comments

Just when you think you’ve seen everything in the transportation world, you encounter something different. That happened to me on an infrastructure tour in Cambridge, England, when my guides showed be this guided busway. The video only shows a short segment of The Busway, but it’s fascinating. The wheels of the bus run between grooved concrete slabs along an old […]

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Varick Street Gets a Granite Bike Path

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 12, 2015 | No Comments

As any bicyclist can tell you, a bumpy ride on cobblestones is no fun. In NYC, the DOT has implemented its first granite bikeway on one block of Varick Street to make it easier for cyclists and to keep them off the sidewalks. You will almost never see me on a sidewalk in NYC for any reason, […]

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The Philadelphia Bike Story

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 12, 2015 | No Comments

Of U.S. cities with more than a million residents, the one where people bike the most is Philadelphia. In 2012, the U.S. Census estimated Philadelphia’s bicycle commute rate at 2.3 percent [PDF], higher than Chicago (1.6 percent) and New York (1.0 percent). It’s just about always been that way. That comes as a surprise to […]

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Freeways Without Futures: I-345 in Dallas

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

In this Streetfilm, Patrick Kennedy, founder of A New Dallas, talks about the movement to replace Interstate 345 in downtown Dallas with connected streets and walkable development. Shot at the “Freeways Without Futures” session at the Congress for New Urbanism’s recent conference in Dallas, the piece provides views of I-345 from heights most people never get to see. Kennedy was joined […]

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Right of Way Memorializes Victims of Traffic Violence

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 20, 2015 | No Comments

On Saturday, Right of Way posted silhouettes along a Kent Avenue construction fence representing all 264 people known to have lost their lives to traffic violence in NYC in 2014. Each image was identical, save for victims’ names and crash dates. Smaller silhouettes were posted to represent children killed by drivers. It was a very emotional scene as members of Families […]

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