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By Clarence Eckerson

A Ride Down NYC’s “Street of the Future”

By Aaron Naparstek | Oct 4, 2007 | 35 Comments

For years, Livable Streets advocates have pleaded with New York City’s Department of Transportation to just try new things. Do street design experiments using temporary materials. Give new ideas a shot. If an experiment doesn’t work, take it down, redesign it, improve it or, heck, just restore it to how it used to be. What […]

StreetFilms: LOOKing to Make Cycling Safer in NYC

By Jason Varone | Sep 27, 2007 | 4 Comments

Last week, the LOOK campaign, which aims to prevent collisions between motorists and cyclists by educating the public about bicycle safety, was launched in Union Square. In an unprecedented collaboration, the NYC Bicycle Coalition, the City Departments of Transportation, Health & Police, the NYC Taxi and Limousine Commission, the Triple AAA, and the Office of […]

The Transportation Alternatives Century Ride 2007

By Aaron Naparstek | Sep 12, 2007 | 3 Comments

On Sunday 6,000 bicyclists took to the streets as part of Transportation Alternatives Century, a 100-mile spin around New York City (that also features routes of 15, 35, 55 and 75 miles). I did 55 this year. As always, the Century is a pretty amazing way to experience the city. Here is a 3-minute video […]

For Your Weekend Viewing Pleasure: Portland!

By Brad Aaron | Aug 17, 2007 | 11 Comments

Portland: Celebrating America’s Most Livable CityA StreetFilm by Clarence Eckerson Jr.Running time: 30:00 StreetFilms videographer Clarence Eckerson Jr. offers the director’s cut of his trip to Portland. Clarence made the visit to Oregon last fall, enjoying the hospitality of the Portland Office of Transportation. You may have seen previously posted clips from this vid on StreetFilms. Here it is in its 30-minute […]

A Brooklyn Parking Lot Becomes a Neighborhood “Living Room”

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 15, 2007 | 5 Comments

Paint a Parking Lot, Put Up a Paradise A StreetFilm by Nick Whitaker Running time: 2:45 StreetFilms has some excellent video coverage of the Dept. of Transportation’s launch of its Public Plaza Initiative in Brooklyn’s DUMBO neighborhood last week. The before-and-after images are particularly compelling. What once nothing more than a parking lot and illegal […]

In the Shadow of the Queensboro Bridge

By Aaron Naparstek | Aug 10, 2007 | 10 Comments

Life Near the Queensboro Bridge A Streetfilm by Nick Whitaker Running time: 3:44 Sarah Gallagher of the Upper Green Side introduces us to life on the neighborhood streets on the Manhattan side of the Queensboro bridge. Talking with store owners and others in the area, Streetfilms’ Nick Whitaker learns that expensive rent isn’t the only […]

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