This weekend, FIGMENT 2008, a free, non-profit art project, drew upwards of 10,000 people to Governors Island for a three day festival of performance, music and participatory art. Partnering with Governors Island, the producers of FIGMENT hope to increase the enjoyment of art by placing it in an under-utilized public space just minutes from downtown. Streetfilms was there to cover the event and speak to one of the creators of what it is all about.
Archive for Nick Whitaker
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Figment* 2008 on Governors Island
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Lessons from L.A.: A Rush Hour Drive with a City Planner
Streetfilms Nicholas Whitaker took a back seat, rush hour ride with City Planner Deborah Murphy through the streets of Los Angeles. Murphy pointed out some of the difficulties one encounters in L.A. as a pedestrian advocate, commuter, and champion for change.
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Lessons from LA: Looking at BRT
Looking at some of the pros and cons of Bus Rapid Transit in Los Angeles.
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The Street Life of Havana
Ethan Kent from PPS takes us on a pictorial journey of his trip to the streets of Cuba.
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NYC Bike Move!
It's possible to move by bike in NYC with a little moxie and help from your friends.
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The Street Memorial Project (NYC)
A memorial is placed at sites to remind passerby where pedestrians were killed by cars.
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Merry Gridlock
Streetsblog's Aaron Naparstek talks with drivers about their commute and congestion pricing.
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Astor Playa 2007: TOPP at Burning Man
Employees of TOPP went out to the Nevada desert to put on a showcase of livable streets.
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Cyclist(s) of the Month: The Neistat Brothers
The Neistat Brothers offer up anecdotes about their bicycling films and views about transportation in NYC in general.
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Tykes Take the Streets: Kids Art Bike Parade
Kids and parents put their adorned bikes on display in a ride down 2nd Avenue.
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LOOKing to Make Cycling Safer in NYC
New public safety initiative from the NYC DOT.
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Paint a Parking Lot, Put Up a Paradise
In the shadow of the Manhattan Bridge, a triangle that once was home to two dozen car parking spots now is a green pedestrian plaza. If that ain't cool, we don't know what is.
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Life Near the QBB
Sarah Gallagher from the Upper Green Side introduces Streetfilms to some of the dangers of living near the Queensboro bridge. Talking to store owners, and others in the area, we learn there is another high cost of doing business in the area other than rent.
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The 86th Street Parallel
Glenn McAnanama of Upper Green Side explains what 86th Street means for the Mayor Bloomberg's Congestion Pricing plan and the importance to delivery and emergency vehicles.
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London Driver on Congestion Pricing
London driver Barny Crocker offers up some anecdotes about Congestion Charging.
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Campaign for New York’s Future: Congestion Pricing
The Campaign for New York's Future explains the health and transportation benefits of congestition pricing, one of the 127 proposals included in Mayor Bloomberg's ambitious PlaNYC2030.
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Upper East Side Street Sweeper Dance
Glen McAnanama of Upper Green Side explains the chain reaction of the consequence of free on-street parking, what it means to the health of New Yorkers and how it all contributes to world greenhouse emissions.
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Another 3rd Avenue Fatality
In this clip, Aaron Naparstek of Streetsblog, standing at the intersection of Third Avenue and Baltic Street in Brooklyn where four year old James Nyprie Rice was killed in a crosswalk while walking with his aunt talks candidly about long delayed safety improvements for the area.
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Manhattan on the Move
An overview of Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer's historic October 2006 Transportation Conference.
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The Defeat of the Mt. Hood Freeway (Portland, Ore.)
In Oregon, a battle raged for nearly twenty years over the construction of a highway project known as the Mt. Hood Freeway. If approved, the Freeway would have removed more than 1% of all housing stock in Portland. In the mid 1970s, after the proposal's defeat, the city opted to build a mass transit infrastructure. [...]
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PSA-Pedestrian Obstacle Course
A visual example of the hoops through which a pedestrian must jump to cross a street in Times Square.
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Greenwich Street
A popular crosswalk (at Greenwich and Duane Streets) used by children, the elderly and families walking to Washington Market Park is constantly ignored by motorists. The dangerous situation has been the target of reforms by local schools and community organizations, including The Washington Market Park Board. The Park Board has formed the "Tribeca Kids Safety [...]
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Psychic Space
Mark Gorton, founder of The Open Planning Project, points out how parked cars and street use makes a difference in two streets just blocks apart in SoHo are felt by pedestrians.
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The Sidewalk Nibblers
A proposed plan by DOT for a subway station at 96th street will leave pedestrians with 18 ft. less sidewalk space!
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Canal Park: The Re-Emergence of a Park!
Richard Barrett talks about his community's struggle to rebuild Canal Park, a task deemed impossible by New York City's Department of transportation.
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PSA-So Why Are They Driving?
Nearly every person who drives into New York City has an alternate means of transportation.
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Car-free Sunday on the Grand Concourse
In the early 1990s, three and a half miles of The Grand Concourse, a major arterial roadway in the Bronx, was closed to cars every Sunday from July thru November. The closures provided residents with much-needed open space to safely bike, walk, play and develop a sense of community with neighbors. Despite its popularity, New [...]
