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Go To Governors Island!

Governors Island is a car-free, New York City paradise and now it's open to residents weekends from June thru Sept 2nd.

Tour de Brooklyn 2007

The third annual Tour de Brooklyn 2007 attracted over 2,000 riders including new, New York City DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan.

Intersection Repair

In Portland, Oregon, City Repair promotes intersection interventions where hundreds of people take back their streets by painting street murals and creating community-friendly commons to gather and socialize.

100,000 and counting…

After adding up the numbers, I declare that sometime today we had our 100,000th viewing of a StreetFilm since going live on March 1st! Thanks to everyone who has helped contribute - our crew, webmasters, musicians, volunteers, people in the community, fellow bloggers helping to spread the word and our partners at TOPP, T.A., PPS [...]

Clarence: The Traffic Calming Sasquatch

Thanks to the great traffic calming and livability a city like Portland, Oregon has to offer, even a bigfoot has felt safe enough around cars to come out of his decades of hiding and ride his bike.

Photos: Village Building Convergence – Intersection Repair

Just returned from City Repair's 7th Annual Village Building Convergence in Portland, Oregon where hundreds of neighbors, students, and volunteers are taking back their streets to make them more livable, and community-oriented. Of the dozens of seminars, celebrations and building projects going on, StreetFilms loves the Intersection Repair. An Intersection Repair usually involves painting an [...]

T.A. Rides with the Mayors of Sydney & Copenhagen

Lord Mayor Clover Moore of Sydney, Australia and Copenhagen’s Mayor of the Technical & Environmental Administration Klaus Bondam ride bikes with Transportation Alternatives in a symbolic loop around Central Park.

Secure Bike Parking Just Cents Per Hour

At many locations in the Bay Area you'll find electronic, on-demand Bike Link locking facilities where you can park your bike securely for between 3 to 5 cents per hour!

Gridlock Sam: Car-free Central Park

Sam Schwartz, former NYC Commissioner of Traffic, explains how closing Central Park to cars will not result in traffic chaos.

A StreetFilm in Portuguese and more!

Our "Interview with Enrique Penalosa" has been translated into Portuguese at dotsub.com. As a result it's also subtitled in English for the hearing imparied. Please give it up for Bruno Santos and his zeal to spread the word! If you live in Boston, don't miss our hour long StreetFilms presentation there this Wednesday at the [...]