Transportation Alternatives' 4th Annual Tour de Queens once again didn't disappoint. 2000 riders navigated thru the 18 mile, family-paced course experiencing neighborhoods from Forest Hills to Jackson Heights. As usual the festivities started and ended in fabulous Flushing Meadow Corona Park in the shadow of the iconic Unisphere. New York Mets mascot Mr. Met was [...]
As we enter the final week of our fundraising drive, we wanted to share some of the wonderful feedback we’ve been getting from our supporters. We hope you will join them by making a donation today, so that we may reach our $25,000 goal by June 30th. Every donation to Streetfilms makes a difference, and [...]
Prospect Heights resident Steve O'Neill has been biking most of his 15 years living in New York City. Last year he added to his daily roundtrip commute to Columbus Circle by dropping his son Beckett off at school, and the new Prospect Park West bike lane helps him do that safely. As a subway trip [...]
Dear Streetfilms Supporters, A couple of weeks ago we launched our campaign to raise $25,000 by June 30th, and we can’t stop the momentum now! A big thanks goes out to all of you who have already donated. For the last five years, Streetfilms and Streetsblog have been the world leaders in showing how proper [...]
The first few months of 2011 have kept us on our toes here in NYC. The frivolous lawsuits are flying, the tabloid columnists and TV journos are on a mission to thwart anything that makes life better for pedestrians,cyclists, or bus riders, and a few City Council members and the Public Advocate seem to think that preventing street [...]
Marcus Woollen is a prime example of what bicycling can do for your mind, body and spirit. Fifteen months ago, after being declared obese by his doctors, he decided he needed to get healthy and find a way to fit exercise into his busy schedule. So he tried bike commuting from Jackson Heights, Queens to [...]
Over the last four years, New York City has seen a transportation renaissance on its streets, striking a better balance by providing more space for walking, biking, and transit. As with any departure from the status quo, it can take a while for everyone to grow accustomed to the changes. So Streetfilms decided to look [...]
The Moving Beyond the Automobile (MBA) series has been a smashing success with the Streetfilms audience - advocates, educators and policy makers alike! Since we premiered the first films just three months ago, they have already received more than 75,000 video plays, and we’ve heard from dozens of individuals and groups planning community screenings. Now [...]
Listen, I'm all for writing cyclists tickets for riding the wrong way and especially for sidewalk riding. But today's crazy news from the NY Post that a cyclist was improperly ticketed for having a bag draped over her handlebars makes even those of us who thought they had seen everything wonder. It's the latest in [...]
What’s a road diet? Quite simply, traffic-calming expert Dan Burden told Streetfilms, “A road diet is anytime you take any lane out of a road.” The first time people hear about a road diet, their initial reaction likely goes something like this: “How can removing lanes improve my neighborhood and not cause traffic backups?” It [...]
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