Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Streetfilms

By Clarence Eckerson

Your Livable Streets Weekend: From Sands Street to Summer Streets

By Brad Aaron | Aug 7, 2009 | 7 Comments

Unless my Mac dashboard weather widget is deceiving me (and it’s been known to), tomorrow should be a gorgeous day for the debut of Summer Streets 2009. Here’s a look back at last year’s fun, care of Streetfilms, to whet your appetite. Earlier today, Lily Bernheimer posted a nice rundown of related goings-on tomorrow in […]

Sadik-Khan and Special Guest Invite You to Summer Streets

By Robin Urban Smith | Aug 4, 2009 | 2 Comments

People all around New York City have been sighting the Zozo. So it’s no surprise that a special guest showed up to help NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan invite New Yorkers to enjoy Summer Streets 2009 (on August 8, 15, and 22). Have you seen the Zozo?

Streetfilms: Make Your Own Bike Etiquette PSA

By Elizabeth Press | Jul 24, 2009 | 4 Comments

Biking Rules, the new campaign organized by Transportation Alternatives, is sponsoring a video and photo PSA competition. Submissions are now being accepted for two categories in the competition: "Why Biking Rules!" and "The Biking Rules Street Code." The Biking Rules campaign outlines several ways to lead by example when riding your bicycle. So, with a […]

Streetfilms: Carmaggeddon Averted as Broadway Comes to Life

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 20, 2009 | 19 Comments

When New York City opened up new pedestrian zones in the heart of Midtown this summer, naysayers predicted a traffic nightmare. Nearly two months later, we’re still waiting for the much-feared Carmaggedon. In this video, Streetsblog publisher Mark Gorton takes us on a tour of Broadway’s car-free squares and boulevard-style blocks, where conditions have improved […]

Streetfilms: “Stop the Pollution, Pick a Solution”

By Robin Urban Smith | Jul 16, 2009 | 1 Comment

Ever heard an anti-idling rap? Or Seen the "Funky Pollution Dance?" Tune in to this video to see what Livable Streets Education students are up to at MS 51 in Park Slope, Brooklyn.

Streetfilms: Manhattan DA Candidates Debate Traffic Justice

By Elizabeth Press | Jul 15, 2009 | 1 Comment

Every year, vehicular violence claims the lives of about 300 New Yorkers and injures thousands more. But even in cases where victims die, drivers are often allowed to get right back behind the wheel as long as they are sober, licensed, and remain at the scene. A large part of the responsibility for deterring deadly […]

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