Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Clarence Eckerson

This is what many New York streets could be like. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Think Cars Will Always Dominate Because ‘New York’s Not Holland’? Well, Neither Was Holland!

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 18, 2019 | 3 Comments

This one's for all you politicians and community board types out there who reject street safety plans because "New York's not Holland."

Here's how they do it in Amsterdam. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

STREETFILMS: How Kids Get to School in a Civilized, Safe Country

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jul 12, 2019 | 11 Comments

But in the United States, our children's lives (and deaths!) are entirely framed by the automobile.

This used to be a highway — for cars. Now it's a well-used bike path. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Cycle of Rage: New Streetfilms Doc Shows New York’s Bike Infrastructure Is Ultimately a Joke

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 20, 2019 | 19 Comments

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.

Life on a Dutch play street is simply better. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

Streetfilms in Holland: Experience the Joy of The Woonerf

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 28, 2019 | 22 Comments

You know how it is: You send Clarence Eckerson Jr. to Holland and you get more than a t-shirt. You get a clarion call for change.

Hundreds rallied in March for the city to make good on its promise to close all of 78th Street in Jackson Heights to car traffic. A car dealership on the block has gotten around that pledge. Photo: Clarence Eckerson Jr.

SEE IT! Hundreds Rally to Keep Cars Out of Travers Park in Jackson Heights

By Gersh Kuntzman | Mar 31, 2019 | 3 Comments

It's a dangerous, combustible situation. Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. covered Saturday's rally and filed this film report.

Streetfilms: Fixing the Subway is About Racial and Economic Justice

By Streetsblog | Feb 26, 2019 | 1 Comment

Supporters of congestion pricing rallied Monday at Broadway Junction in Brooklyn.

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