Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Streetfilms

By Clarence Eckerson

#Sneckdowns Before and After: The Final Storm

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 17, 2017 | No Comments

After a decade of documenting nature's traffic calming, I decided to go out to the snowy streets of Jackson Heights for one final Streetfilm about the craze we helped start: sneckdowns!

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Riders First: How Buses Are Moving San Francisco Forward

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 7, 2017 | No Comments

The unsung hero of San Francisco is the humble city bus, which moves more than 400,000 people through the city every day. This didn’t happen by accident -- the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) have taken a systematic, rider-centric approach to improving bus service across the city.

Throwback Thursday: The Great NYC Commuter Race of 1990

By Brad Aaron | Mar 2, 2017 | 3 Comments

Via Streetfilms, here’s a blast from the past -- kind of. For a 1990 news segment called “Environment: In Your Own Backyard,” ABC staged a commuter race between Fred the motorist, Alvin the subway rider, and Judy the cyclist. The goal: be the first to get across the Brooklyn Bridge to Herald Square.

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Street Transformation: The Chrystie Street Protected Bike Lane

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Feb 27, 2017 | No Comments

At the end of 2016, NYC DOT completed work on the protected bike lane on Chrystie Street, a key connection between the Manhattan Bridge and the rest of the Manhattan bike network. The story of this bike lane is a case study in how good things happen when city officials are willing to listen to advocates with smart ideas.

Take a Ride on New York City’s Bike Lanes — in 2002

By Ben Fried and Brad Aaron | Feb 2, 2017 | 16 Comments

New York still has a lot of work to do to create an all-ages, low-street citywide bike network, but let's pause for a moment to appreciate how far the city has come.

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Seattle: America’s Next Top Transit City

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jan 4, 2017 | No Comments

Seattle is making bold investments to ensure most residents live within walking distance of frequent transit, and its efforts are paying off. Both bus and rail ridership have seen huge gains in recent years, and 70 percent of trips to downtown Seattle are not in private vehicles.

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