Moments after he delivered the keynote address to the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO), Oregon's Rep. Earl Blumenauer, head of the Congressional Bike Caucus, met with us for this exclusive one-on-one chat.
We have more and more people in their own communities out shooting their own "streetfilms" style shorts (notice the lowercase use there.) And whether it be a public screening or via e-mail, we frequently get asked advice on best techniques to use, what our story selection process is and what makes our films so effective. [...]
An interview with New York State DOT Commissioner, Astrid Glynn.
Streetfilms and the Livable Streets Initiative joined Manhattan Community Boards 2 and 4 and NYU's Office of Government and Community Affairs on Tuesday evening to present, A Streetfilms Festival: Selected Shorts on Community-Building Streets. Gracefully MC'ed by Shirley Secunda of Manhattan Community Board 2, the program placed emphasis on how individuals and communities can engage [...]
Yo, check it out! As of Monday, Streetfilms is chillin' in Brooklyn's D.U.M.B.O. at the Green Desk building at 155 Water Street. For the interim we have re-located there (along with our sister site Streetsblog, the Livable Streets Education group, and Gotham Schools blog) as we wait for newer and more expansive offices to come [...]
Manhattan Community Boards 2 & 4 and NYU's Department of Government and Community Affairs, are sponsoring a "Streetfilms Festival: Selected Shorts on Community-Building Streets," on Tuesday February 3 at NYU's Casa Italiana. DOT commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan will be introducing the films and other special guests will speak on a panel following. Click the flyer below [...]
Streetfilms talked with bike commuters on Valencia Street about how re-timing traffic lights to a bike pace would greatly improve their trips.
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Los Angeles' Eco-village offers a sustainable alternative to the dominant American lifestyle of over consumption and mis-use of natural resources.
Just a reminder, if you are on Facebook then you should join our Streetfilms page. We are nearing the 300 mark and unlike a lot of pages that are created and you join and then nothing beneficial ever happens, we actually send out a weekly notice and give exclusive notice on some postings. We also [...]
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