STREETFACTS: Children Have Lost the Freedom to Roam from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Think of this Streetfacts chapter as a PSA about how, in just a few generations, we have tightly restricted American kids’ freedom to roam, play, and become self-sufficient. The percentage of children walking and bicycling to school has plummeted from almost 50 percent […]
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Streetfilms: Children Have Lost the Freedom to Roam
Thursday, May 16th, 2013NYC’s First Bike-Parking Protected, Protected Bike Lane!
Monday, April 29th, 2013NYC’s First Bike-Parking Protected, Protected Bike Lane! from Streetfilms on Vimeo. A few years ago, it was pretty big news when on-street bike parking or a bike oasis were installed in any city. Today, though it is always welcome news, it hardly merits a report. However, on New York City’s 9th Avenue protected bike lane […]
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Wednesday, December 5th, 2012Queens, NY: Driver’s Test FAIL
Thursday, September 13th, 2012My NYC Biking Story: Squid
Tuesday, June 12th, 2012Gaining Momentum: Youth Bike Summit 2012
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012DC-Capital Bikeshare (NACTO)
Tuesday, August 2nd, 2011“The Phenomenal Success of Capital Bikeshare” is a Streetfilm produced in association with the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO). It takes a look at how amazing the system is and talks to users, business folks, and government officials on how it is going. – NACTOfilms on YouTube
View this complete post...Streetfilms – Moving Beyond The Automobile: Transit-Oriented Development
Thursday, February 17th, 2011
For the first chapter in our Moving Beyond the Automobile series we’ll take a look at Transit-Oriented Development, more commonly known by its “TOD” acronym in transportation industry circles. TOD is a high-density, mixed-use residential area with access to ample amounts of transportation. There are usually many transportation nodes within its core and contains a walkable and bike-able environment.
-Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on Streetfilms
Streetfilms: Journey to Pittsburgh to Walk & Bike
Thursday, December 30th, 2010
“During a recent 48 hour Streetfilms swing thru Steel City, we learned that like many other metro areas across the country, Pittsburgh has a growing movement for better bicycling and more livable streets. Among the coolest things you’ll see in this seven minute Streetfilm travelogue…” -Clarence Eckerson, Streetfilms More at Streetfilms.org
View this complete post...Streetfilms: Revisiting Donald Appleyard’s Livable Streets
Tuesday, November 2nd, 2010
“Fixing the Great Mistake” is a new Streetfilms series that examines what went wrong in the early part of the 20th Century, when our cities began catering to the automobile, and how those decisions continue to affect our lives today.
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