Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Streetfilms

By Clarence Eckerson

Critical Mass Is Alive and Well at Guadalajara’s Paseo de Todos

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Nov 29, 2011 | No Comments

Walking and bicycling in Guadalajara, Mexico can be dangerous in many parts of the city, but there’s a movement afoot among many citizens to change that. GDL en Bici is a group of local advocates who have been organizing regular bike rides for years, and nothing is more impressive than their ride on the first […]

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My NYC Biking Story: Dr. Janice Turner

By Elizabeth Press | Nov 14, 2011 | No Comments

We are back with another installment of our hit series, “My NYC Biking Story.” Recently Streetfilms spent the afternoon with Dr. Janice Turner in the South Bronx, and we toured some of her favorite waterfront trails. As a recreational cyclist for forty-plus years and a board member of Sustainable South Bronx, Dr. Turner believes that […]

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Self-Reliance Grows in the Utrecht Traffic Garden

By Elizabeth Press | Nov 3, 2011 | No Comments

In the Dutch city of Utrecht, kids start learning about traffic safety long before they prepare for a driver’s license. And they pick up a lot more than just “look both ways before you cross the street.” The school curriculum includes regular field trips to the local “traffic garden.” The City of Utrecht has used […]

Streetfilms Shortie: Walk to School Day 2011

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2011 | 3 Comments

Wednesday was International Walk to School Day. Among the 3,784 U.S. schools participating this year was P.S. 197 in East Harlem, where kids were joined on their regular commute by Grover of “Sesame Street” fame, along with other guests. Robin Urban Smith of Streetfilms was there. Check out the vid for improvements near P.S. 197 […]

Tonight at Harvard: Aaron Naparstek Presents the Films of Clarence Eckerson

By Ben Fried | Sep 19, 2011 | No Comments

We’ve got a late addition to the calendar for our Boston-area readers. Streetsblog founding editor Aaron Naparstek, currently a Loeb Fellow at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design, will re-unite with Clarence Eckerson tonight for an evening of Streetfilms screenings and discussion. An hour of Streetfilms will be followed by a Q&A with Clarence and Aaron […]

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