Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Streetfilms

By Clarence Eckerson

The First Annual Youth Bike Summit

By Robin Urban Smith | Jan 21, 2011 | No Comments

The first ever Youth Bike Summit brought bicycle advocates of all ages together last weekend in New York City. Organizations from Tucson to Boston participated in the three day summit, attending workshops, presentations, and finding inspiration in their peers. Event organizer and Executive Director of Recycle-A-Bicycle, Pasqualina Azzarello, said that she hopes this summit will […]

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Chicago’s Bus Tracker: Taking the Guesswork Out of Waiting for the Bus

By Elizabeth Press | Jan 14, 2011 | No Comments

One of the encouraging trends for American transit riders, in an otherwise bleak landscape of service cuts and fare hikes, is the growing number of agencies experimenting with ways to bring better information to their customers. Last summer Streetfilms explored how open transit data is helping to make riding the bus or the train more convenient in […]

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Livable, Bikeable Pittsburgh: The Streetfilms Tour

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Dec 20, 2010 | No Comments

During a recent two-day swing through the Steel City, Streetfilms learned that, like many other metro areas across the country, Pittsburgh has a growing movement for better bicycling and more livable streets. We made this travelogue to show some of the ways the momentum is building. Among the cool things you’ll see… A newly renovated […]

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Marin County Opens New Tunnel For Biking, Walking and Rolling

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Dec 14, 2010 | No Comments

Hundreds of cyclists and pedestrians — and more than a few elected officials — turned out on Friday afternoon last week to cut the ribbon on an impressive piece of infrastructure for human-powered travel — the long-awaited Cal Park Tunnel in Marin County, California. The project has been talked about since the late 1970s and […]

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The Slowest Bus in New York City

By Robin Urban Smith | Dec 7, 2010 | No Comments

New York City has some of the slowest bus service in the country. The 9th annual Pokey and Shleppie Awards, given by NYPIRG’s Straphanger Campaign and Transportation Alternatives, shine a spotlight on this unfortunate fact by recognizing the slowest and most unreliable buses in the Big Apple. Tune in above to see which routes earn […]

Tonight’s the Night for Streetfilms: A Reel Celebration

By Ben Fried | Nov 16, 2010 | No Comments

If you haven’t snapped up a spot at Streetfilms’ fall fundraiser, there are still a handful of tickets left. On tap for the evening: food and drink, previews of Streetfilms in the making, and a few words from special guest Randy Cohen, “The Ethicist.” The festivities start at 6:30 at 148 Lafayette Street in Manhattan, […]

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