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Tour the Safer 111th Street With the People Who Fought Three Years to Make It Happen
With DOT crews wrapping up work on the 111th Street project, local residents went for a celebratory ride last week. Streetfilms' Clarence Eckerson was there and put together this video tour of the redesigned street and retrospective of the three-year advocacy campaign to make this project happen.
August 23, 2017
A Look at Chicago’s New Intersection Design Where Two Bikeways Cross Paths Downtown
Chicago is implementing intersections with more robust safety features where bikeways intersect in the Loop. On a recent trip, Clarence Eckerson Jr. made this short Streetfilm of the intersection of Dearborn and Randolph streets.
July 28, 2017
Transform Your City With Tactical Urbanism
Everyday citizens are practicing DIY traffic-calming to make streets safer for walking and biking. Some cities are making these improvements permanent, while others are encouraging the movement by sanctioning, and even sponsoring, tactical urbanism projects.
July 26, 2017
The City That Tamed Cars So People Can Walk and Bike Where They Please
Nijmegen, a small Dutch city, was never on my radar. But I found myself in town last month for the Velo-City 2017 conference, and it was a marvel. The extent to which Nijmegen has prioritized walking, biking, and transit -- and kept car traffic at bay -- is something every city should strive for.
July 13, 2017
In Streetopia, Traffic Won’t Scare People Away From Biking
As part of the recently-launched Streetopia campaign, Clarence Eckerson put together this short video rundown of how our existing bike network falls short -- and what needs to happen to make it better. Take a look.
July 7, 2017
NYC Could Do So Much More With the Space We Let Parking Consume
As part of the recently-launched Streetopia campaign, Clarence put together this short overview of how cities including Zurich, Tokyo, and Olso are removing parking to curb traffic and improve other forms of transportation. New York could learn a few things.
June 30, 2017
Biking a Dutch Cycle Superhighway
It's no secret that the Dutch have the best bicycle infrastructure on Earth. And it keeps getting better. I recently got to ride the Arnhem-Nijmegen Cycle Superhighway. Imagine being able to bike 11 miles between two downtowns and not have to stop once for cars -- that's what the superhighway provides.
June 20, 2017
The Magic of All-Door Bus Boarding and Two More Streetfilms Shorts From Boston
I was recently in Boston talking to the Livable Streets Alliance about what they and their many local partners are doing to help speed up bus service. I happened to be in town during the two-week Silver Line Demo, a trial period during which riders can board the bus at all three doors, not just at the front.
May 30, 2017
Bike to Work Day 2017 With NYC’s Progressive Caucus
Wednesday marked the fourth year members of the City Council's Progressive Caucus have biked to City Hall on Bike to Work Day. At one point eight council members and NYC DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg were all on hand for the rally on the steps of City Hall. Take a look.
May 19, 2017
Meet Anna Luten, Amsterdam’s Bicycle Mayor
At Transportation Alternatives' Vision Zero Cities conference, I got to spend a few minutes chatting with Anna Luten about her role as Amsterdam's "bicycle mayor" -- a sort of ambassador, spokesperson, and inter-agency operative for bicycling in her city. I wondered if we could do the same in NYC.
May 4, 2017
