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Commissioners’ Panel – Raising the Bar: Building political capital to implement key design initiatives

by Robin Urban Smith on December 17, 2012 | 921 Plays

This panel took place at NACTO's Designing Cities Conference, on October 26, 2012, in New York, NY, and was sponsored by IBM.

Street of Dreams Silent Auction Sneak Peek!

by Robin Urban Smith on October 17, 2012 | 659 Plays

Click here to buy tickets to Street of Dreams on Friday, October 26, 2012 7:00 - 9:30 p.m. at WNYC's The Greene Space. Enjoy local food and drink, a silent auction full of bike-tastic prizes, and great conversation. When you buy your tickets, you're supporting media that makes our streets safer, greener, and more livable. Guest [...]

Community Video Spotlight: Bike Box-Get Behind it

by Robin Urban Smith on October 4, 2012

Did you know that Streetfilms has a Community Video showcase? It’s located at the bottom of the homepage and features livable streets videos from around the world. One of our recent favorites comes from The City of Edmonton, capital of Alberta and one of North America’s most northerly cities. In September, the city installed its [...]

Shifting into High Gear at Pro Walk Pro Bike 2012

by Robin Urban Smith on September 21, 2012 | 1,837 Plays

Nearly 1,000 transportation professionals, advocates and placemakers gathered in beautiful Long Beach, CA for the Pro Walk Pro Bike conference last week. Streetfilms caught up with attendees to find out what some of the hot topics were at the conference in in their communities. Of course, we couldn't talk to everyone, so let us know [...]

My NYC Biking Story: Dr. Jen Petersen

by Robin Urban Smith on June 22, 2012 | 3,603 Plays

Riding a bike is a big part of Dr. Jen Petersen’s daily routine, and it also plays a significant role in her academic and professional careers. Her 2011 dissertation toward a Ph.D. in Sociology, “Whose Streets? Paving the Right to the City,” was largely influenced by riding her bike on the changing streets of NYC. Jen now [...]

Active Living For All Ages: Creating Neighborhoods Around Transit

by Robin Urban Smith on April 17, 2012 | 3,203 Plays

Streetfilms teamed up with the Public Policy Institute at AARP to bring you a look at how Arlington, Virginia plans for its senior population using transit-oriented development (TOD). Arlington has been practicing TOD since the late 1970s, when Washington's Metrorail first began service there, and it's proved very effective in accommodating the population growth of [...]

Build a Better Bridge: Why the Hudson Valley Wants Transit on the Tappan Zee

by Robin Urban Smith on February 16, 2012 | 2,568 Plays

New York State is on the verge of one of the largest transportation projects in the nation - the replacement of the Tappan Zee Bridge. Hudson Valley residents, business owners, elected officials and environmental advocates participated in the State DOT’s ten-year, 280 meeting planning process. Through these meetings and millions of dollars of State studies, [...]

Gaining Momentum: Youth Bike Summit 2012

by Robin Urban Smith on January 24, 2012 | 1,764 Plays

More than 275 people from 20 states and three countries came to the second annual Youth Bike Summit over the weekend of January 13. Organized by pioneering NYC community bike shop Recycle-A-Bicycle, the three day conference was a chance for young bike advocates to share strategies and draw inspiration from the keynote speakers, Congresswoman Nydia [...]

Do you like our new helmets?

by Robin Urban Smith on January 17, 2012

Danielle Baskin from Belle Helmets painted these beautiful and whimsical custom helmets for the Streetfilms crew!

Cycling is the Way to Go

by Robin Urban Smith on January 1, 2012 | 389 Plays

Zozo is a large purple creature who likes green transportation and public spaces. Want to learn more about Zozo? Tune in to The Search for the Zozo for a little Zozo primer. Also, visit Streets Education to find Zozo resources for teachers.

Walk to School

by Robin Urban Smith on January 1, 2012 | 134 Plays

Zozo and Friends

by Robin Urban Smith on January 1, 2012 | 1,723 Plays

Meet Zozo!

by Robin Urban Smith on January 1, 2012 | 994 Plays

Take Transit

by Robin Urban Smith on January 1, 2012 | 127 Plays

Going Together is Fun

by Robin Urban Smith on January 1, 2012 | 179 Plays

Share Your Ride

by Robin Urban Smith on January 1, 2012 | 107 Plays

Go Green

by Robin Urban Smith on January 1, 2012 | 119 Plays

Bring Back the Zozos

by Robin Urban Smith on January 1, 2012 | 193 Plays

Streetfilms Q&A: Mia Birk

by Robin Urban Smith on November 20, 2011

Streetfilms: As you have traveled the country for Alta and been a part of so much positive change for bicycling, have you seen Streetfilms' influence? Mia Birk: In the past year, I've visited more than 60 cities in 15 states and 3 Canadian Provinces, giving speeches and conducting trainings. At practically every one of [...]

Streetfilms Q&A: Donovan Finn

by Robin Urban Smith on October 20, 2011

Streetfilms: The 78th Playstreet in Jackson Heights has been an enormous success the last few years. How have the Playstreet Streetfilms helped? Donovan Finn: I don’t think you can easily quantify how much mileage we’ve gotten out of those two videos. Locally, we’ve promoted them on our website and community listervs and bulletin boards to [...]

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