STREETFILMS: Letting Citizens Redesign Their Streets
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What happened when an Amsterdam neighborhood removed 600 parking spots? Utopia!
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By Clarence Eckerson
Think Cars Will Always Dominate Because ‘New York’s Not Holland’? Well, Neither Was Holland!
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This one's for all you politicians and community board types out there who reject street safety plans because "New York's not Holland."
STREETFILMS: How Kids Get to School in a Civilized, Safe Country
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But in the United States, our children's lives (and deaths!) are entirely framed by the automobile.
Streetfilms in Amsterdam: Remove Parking and Watch a City Bloom
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Amsterdam's plan to remove 10,000 parking spaces will change the city for the better — and maybe point the way for New York.
Streetfilms: More Incredible Bike Porn from Holland!
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This is the second in Clarence Eckerson Jr.'s series of films about how the Dutch reclaimed their streets from the automobile. Today's topic: The low-lying nation's busiest bike path: The Vredenburg in Utrecht.
Streetfilms in Holland: Experience the Joy of The Woonerf
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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.