Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Streetfilms

By Clarence Eckerson

Streetfilms: NYC Bike Lanes 101

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Bike lanes: In some cities people are so desperate for them they’ll go so far as to mark their own. Here in New York City, it feels like every time I get on my bike there is a new bike lane — sometimes on the left, sometimes buffered, and sometimes completely separated from automobile traffic. […]

Streetfilms: Drivers Behaving Rudely

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Cars blocking crosswalks, drivers failing to yield to pedestrians, unnecessary honking — New Yorkers have to contend with these violations every day on nearly every corner in the city. As Streetsblog publisher Mark Gorton says in this Streetfilm, most drivers are not bad or mean people, but few seem to realize how their conduct behind […]

Streetfilms: Walk To School Day NYC

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In New York City, about 80 percent of kids walk to school. This is amazingly high compared to the national average of about 13 percent. On October 7, over 40 countries celebrated International Walk to School Day. Livable Streets Education and the National Center for Safe Routes to School hosted a walk to school celebration […]