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STREETFILMS: Letting Citizens Redesign Their Streets
What happened when an Amsterdam neighborhood removed 600 parking spots? Utopia!
September 11, 2019
Residential-Parking Permits: An Idea Whose Time Has Come?
It's been tried all over the country, with some big hiccups. But parking management could succeed here. The key word is "could."
August 20, 2019
Streetfilms: Jersey City Bike Lane Expansion is a Lesson for All
Jersey City is poised to become a great biking — and livable — city, thanks to an effort by local officials and outside consultants who have cracked the code on how to create protected bike lanes.
August 19, 2019
Op-Ed: Want Safe, Bikeable Streets? Get Rid of Free Parking, as Amsterdam Did
The city's $8-an-hour fees, residential permits, and limits to car ownership made it the world's bike capital. Is New York brave enough to try it?
August 6, 2019
Think Cars Will Always Dominate Because ‘New York’s Not Holland’? Well, Neither Was Holland!
This one's for all you politicians and community board types out there who reject street safety plans because "New York's not Holland."
July 18, 2019
STREETFILMS: How Kids Get to School in a Civilized, Safe Country
But in the United States, our children's lives (and deaths!) are entirely framed by the automobile.
July 12, 2019
Cycle of Rage: New Streetfilms Doc Shows New York’s Bike Infrastructure Is Ultimately a Joke
Watch the latest Streetfilms documentary by Clarence Eckerson Jr. and you will realize that all we get are tiny improvements, at best, from Mayor de Blasio.
June 20, 2019
Even Before Congestion Pricing, City Must Expand Bike Network: Advocates
"We want a piece of the action in the form of space on the streets for a much better bike network," said Bike New York’s Jon Orcutt.
June 6, 2019
Streetfilms in Amsterdam: Remove Parking and Watch a City Bloom
Amsterdam's plan to remove 10,000 parking spaces will change the city for the better — and maybe point the way for New York.
June 3, 2019
London’s Experience With Congestion Pricing: It’s Working!
London’s experience may provide some useful guideposts. But it also lays bare some of the challenges facing New York.
May 31, 2019
