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By Clarence Eckerson

Streetfilms: Bike-Thru Banking in Boulder

By Brad Aaron | Oct 10, 2008 | 1 Comment

Here’s another Streetfilm from Clarence Eckerson’s trip to Boulder, Colorado, where Pueblo Bank & Trust "has been providing bicycle customers a bike drive-thru window for some time now, complete with a bike rack and H2O for thirsty travelers!" Although this is the first bank I’ve heard about, in Portland, Oregon there are a number of […]

Streetfilms: Moms Mobilize for a Car-Free Central Park

By Brad Aaron | Oct 9, 2008 | 1 Comment

With help from Transportation Alternatives, a group of mothers and families known as Mobilized Moms led a car-free Central Park rally on Tuesday. Streetfilms’ Robin Urban Smith says about 50 supporters, including Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer and City Council Member Gale Brewer, came out in support of the Moms, who marched from Central Park […]

Streetfilms: Contra-Flow Biking in Boulder

By Brad Aaron | Oct 8, 2008 | 15 Comments

Here’s the first Streetfilm from Clarence Eckerson’s trip to Boulder, Colorado, recent winner of the League of American Bicyclists’ Platinum status designation. This vid shows off a three-block contra-flow bike lane, connecting the Pearl Street pedestrian mall to a greenway network. Where in NYC might contra-flow lanes be useful?

Streetfilms: Wikis Take Manhattan

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2008 | 1 Comment

On Saturday, teams of camera-wielding contestants hit the streets for Wikis Take Manhattan, a photo scavenger hunt for StreetsWiki and Wikipedia. Robin Urban Smith and Clarence Eckerson, Jr. were there to catch the action for Streetfilms.

Report From Boulder, CO: A City That “Gets It”

By Brad Aaron | Oct 3, 2008 | 10 Comments

Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson, Jr. just returned from Boulder, Colorado — recent recipient of the League of American Bicyclists’ Platinum award for bike-friendliness. He writes: Boulder "gets it" big time — bicycling is important to its residents. So is a healthy walking and green living environment. But please note: this is not a car-free utopia — […]

Streetfilms: Parisian Bus Rapid Transit

By Brad Aaron | Sep 29, 2008 | 15 Comments

For the third installment in her series of Paris, France Streetfilms, Elizabeth Press checks out Le Mobilien, the Parisian version of Bus Rapid Transit. Le Mobilien features curbside and onboard bus arrival info, mid-street boarding kiosks, a MetroCard-esque payment system, and — perhaps most crucial to its success — lanes that are physically separated from […]

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