Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Streetfilms

By Clarence Eckerson

Streetfilms: Signing On to Save Transit

By Brad Aaron | Mar 9, 2009 | 1 Comment

Last week we saw citizens of Minneapolis explain the many ways they rely on transit service to conduct their daily business. Streetfilms’ Robin Urban Smith captured New Yorkers doing the same, as Transportation Alternatives collected letters to state lawmakers from Queens residents who oppose possible MTA fare hikes and service cuts. If you haven’t yet […]

Streetfilms: Biking and Block Partying in LA

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 6, 2009 | 2 Comments

The bike scene in Los Angeles is alive and well — and growing every day. Streetfilms rode along with one of two bike tours of local art studios sponsored by the East Hollywood Neighborhood Council. Afterward, we joined a block party in progress, arriving just in time to hear solid words of encouragement and promises […]

Streetfilms: Seattle’s Bus Chick on the Rewards of the Riding Life

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 4, 2009 | 13 Comments

Carla Saulter pens a very eclectic blog called Bus Chick, Transit Authority, which you can find on the Seattle Post Intelligencer’s web site. Carla, who lives car-free with her husband and young daughter, is all about riding transit and inspiring others to do the same. The bus has indeed figured prominently in her life: she […]

Streetfilms: Enrique Peñalosa in Boston

By Brad Aaron | Feb 23, 2009 | 1 Comment

When Boston livable streets advocates invited Enrique Peñalosa to town recently, Streetfilms’ Robin Urban Smith made the trip north to hear what the Colombian urbanist had to say to residents of "The Walking City." Watch here as Peñalosa speaks to a packed house at the Boston Public Library, and see what Bostonians think of their […]

Streetfilms: The New Madison Square

By Brad Aaron | Feb 13, 2009 | 4 Comments

Taking advantage of the beautiful mid-week weather, the Streetfilms crew headed over to Madison Square to find scores of New Yorkers enjoying a newly transformed public space. They also managed to catch up with the city staffers and community folks who made it happen. Writes Clarence: I’ve started to forget what an ugly nightmare that […]

Streetfilms: A Conversation With Congressman Earl Blumenauer

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Feb 10, 2009 | 4 Comments

Moments after he delivered the keynote address to the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), Oregon’s Rep. Earl Blumenauer, head of the Congressional Bike Caucus, met with us for this exclusive one-on-one chat. Streetsblog Editor-in-Chief Aaron Naparstek talks with the congressman about the current federal stimulus bill and how advocates can better engage their […]

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