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Idle-Free NYC

by Robin Urban Smith on May 9, 2009 | 582 Plays

Clean air and idle-free advocates celebrate their recent successes and the continuation of the Idle-free NYC campaign.

The Transformation of NYC’s Madison Square

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on February 12, 2009 | 7,455 Plays

We already touched on Madison Square in our in-depth interview with Janette Sadik-Khan last fall, but we always felt that it deserved a much closer examination based upon all the footage we couldn't use in that Streetfilm. Take a freaking look!

Daylighting: Make Your Crosswalks Safer

by Robin Urban Smith on January 12, 2009 | 8,304 Plays

Daylighting is a simple pedestrian safety strategy which removes parking spaces surrounding an intersection in order to create better visibility for all street users and reduce the risk of conflict.

Grand Street 2005

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on December 3, 2008 | 2,484 Plays

With all the hullabaloo over the new Grand Street bike lane, we thought we'd resurrect a Streetfilm (actually before they were even called Streetfilms!) from back in June 2005 with TOPP founder Mark Gorton talking about the then incredible width of Grand Street and the inequity of street space devoted to its users. We [...]

A New Vision for the Upper West Side

by Robin Urban Smith on November 18, 2008 | 3,638 Plays

See how one community organized to create a plan for safer, healthier and more livable streets and public spaces.

Transforming NYC Streets: A Conversation with Janette Sadik-Khan

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on October 22, 2008 | 28,585 Plays

In our exclusive Streetfilms interview, Janette Sadik-Khan talks with Executive Director, Mark Gorton, about some of the highlights her department has achieved in a very short period of time.

Park(ing) Day NYC 2008

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on September 22, 2008 | 10,605 Plays

Transportation Alternatives reports during this year's foray into PARKing Day there were over 50 parking spaces temporarily reclaimed throughout the city, nearly doubling last year's total. We were able to visit about twenty of those.

Summer Streets 2008 (NYC)

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on August 11, 2008 | 53,582 Plays

Feeling remarkably similar to Bogota's Ciclovia, the New York City Department of Transportation held its first Summer Streets event on Saturday by opening 7 miles of city streets to pedestrians and bike traffic only. From 7 AM to 1 PM, roads were car-free from 72nd Street to the Brooklyn Bridge along Park Avenue. It was splendiferous.

Bike The Falls

by Elizabeth Press on July 31, 2008 | 3,587 Plays

Olaf Eliasson's "New York City Waterfalls" is installed along the East River in Lower Manhattan until mid-October. The fastest and most fun way to see all four waterfalls is by bike. Janette Sadik-Khan lead a "Bike The Falls" ride with New York City cycling advocates along the marked route.

LPI – Leading Pedestrian Interval

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on July 18, 2008 | 4,474 Plays

Leading Pedestrian Intervals (or LPIs) are a traffic signalization strategy that allows pedestrians an exclusive 3 to 5 second signal (in some cases much longer) to begin crossing the street before cars get a green light. Consequently, they are also known by their sassier nickname, Pedestrian Head Start. But in my view the best variation on what LPI stands for comes from Christine Berthet of the Hells Kitchen Neighborhood Association who proposes: "Life Preserving Interval"