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Streetfilms Shorties: Why Don’t We Plant Trees in the Road?
Clarence recently dug up a few unused nuggets from last year's junket to Melbourne, Australia. Watch and see how curbside space in residential neighborhoods has been repurposed for plantings that double as traffic calming treatments. Whatever red tape they had to hack through to plant trees in the roadbed, not just on the sidewalk, they've hacked through it in Melbourne. Have to say, though, the trees planted in the bike lane (or the bike lane painted around the trees) had me scratching my head.
October 20, 2009
Streetfilms: Drivers Behaving Rudely
Cars blocking crosswalks, drivers failing to yield to pedestrians, unnecessary honking -- New Yorkers have to contend with these violations every day on nearly every corner in the city.
October 15, 2009
Walk21 NYC: Visionaries of Walkability Take Manhattan
With all the remarkable recent livable streets improvements in New York, it's no surprise the tenth annual Walk21
Conference chose our city for its host digs. Visitors and attendees salivated over new pedestrian infrastructure and public spaces, including tours of the recently opened High Line and a special visit to the soon-to-be-restored High Bridge.
Featuring a plethora of speakers, design charrettes and walking
workshops, the three-day event drew experts from the UK, Austria,
Japan, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Serbia, Italy, and Australia, among other places.
October 13, 2009
Streetfilms Inspires Boulder to Paint Some Streets
We just love when we hear Streetfilms motivational stories from
around the globe. Our latest report comes out of Boulder, Colorado.
October 9, 2009
Streetfilms Shorties: NYPD Blockage on Manhattan Bridge Approach
The debut Streetfilms Shortie caught an errant scooter blocking a bike lane. This time it's New York's Finest, camped out in the Manhattan Bridge bike path at Canal and Chrystie.
October 8, 2009
Streetfilms News: Podcasts, YouTube, Twitter and “Streetfilms Shorties”
You've been asking for more ways to get your Streetfilms fix, and now you've got 'em.
September 29, 2009
Streetfilms: The Sands Street Bike Path, a New Kind of Bridge Approach
Chalk up more bikeway innovation
to the folks at the NYC Department of Transportation. Nearly
complete, the Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge is now
safer and more enjoyable thanks to a New York City first: a
center-median, two-way protected bike path. The facility is a
perfect solution to counter the dangers posed by a tangle of roads and
highway on-ramps that burden the area. Dramatic before-and-afters tell
the delicious story.
September 25, 2009