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Cycling Copenhagen, Through North American Eyes

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on July 15, 2010 | 117,244 Plays

While Streetfilms was in Copenhagen for the Velo-City 2010 conference, of course we wanted to showcase its biking greatness. But we were also looking to take a different perspective then all the myriad other videos out there. Since there were an abundance of advocates, planners, and city transportation officials attending from the U.S. and Canada, we thought it'd be awesome to get their reactions to the city's built environment and compare to bicycling conditions in their own cities.

Copenhagen’s Climate-Friendly, Bike-Friendly Streets

by Elizabeth Press on December 14, 2009 | 39,285 Plays

Tens of thousands of people from nearly every nation on earth have descended on Copenhagen this month for the UN climate summit. As the delegates try to piece together a framework for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, they're also absorbing lessons from one of the world's leading cities in sustainable transportation. In Copenhagen, fully 37 percent [...]

Transforming NYC Streets: A Conversation with Janette Sadik-Khan

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on October 22, 2008 | 32,072 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.

Complete Streets: It’s About More Than Bike Lanes

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on May 9, 2011 | 31,132 Plays

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 [...]

NYC DOT explains Bike Lanes in the Big Apple

by Elizabeth Press on October 19, 2009 | 28,512 Plays

Bike lanes: In some cities people are literally dying to have them and some people go so far as to mark their own. Here in New York City, it feels like every time I get on my bike there is a new bike lane - sometimes on the left, sometimes buffered, and sometimes completely separated [...]

Sands Street Gets a Sassy, Center-Median Cycletrack

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on September 24, 2009 | 17,469 Plays

Chalk up more bikeway innovation to the folks at the NYC Department of Transportation. The Sands Street approach to the Manhattan Bridge is now safer and more enjoyable thanks to a first-of-its-kind in NYC: a center-median, two-way, protected bike path.

“Floating Parking” & Bike-Buffer Zones in Separated Cycletracks

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on March 6, 2011 | 15,468 Plays

While we were out videotaping for another Streetfilm, Gary Toth the Director of Transportation Initiatives with Project for Public Spaces (his resume includes 34 years of management experience at NJDOT) took a moment to give a short explanation on what "floating parking" is, why using it is a very smart budgetary decision by the NYC DOT, [...]

Mapping Your NYC Bike Commute

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on October 17, 2010 | 14,146 Plays

Regardless of age or ability, everyone deserves the right to a safe and convenient bike commute. In New York City, every day the DOT is making that more of a reality - thanks to an incredible diversity of bike facilities. The city has moved past simple, striped bike lanes and on to refreshing configurations like [...]

The Capital’s Colossal Contraflow Cycle Track

by Elizabeth Press on March 23, 2010 | 9,772 Plays

While we were down in Washington, DC for the National Bike Summit, Streetfilms got the chance to check out some of the innovative bike infrastructure. Tops on our list: the city's first protected, contraflow lane for bicyclists. The district DOT has redesigned 15th Street NW between U Street and Massachusetts Avenue to accommodate two-way bike [...]

The Taming and Reclaiming of Prospect Park West

by Robin Urban Smith on September 9, 2010 | 9,193 Plays

Up until this summer, speeding was the norm on Brooklyn's Prospect Park West. With three wide lanes inviting motorists to hit the accelerator, it was a street monopolized by car traffic. That changed in a big way in June, when NYC DOT converted one vehicle lane to a two-way bikeway separated from traffic by the [...]

Mr. Blumenauer goes to New York City to ride bikes

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on November 3, 2009 | 8,878 Plays

Rep. Earl Blumenauer dropped by Transportation Alternatives' offices to take a quick excursion around mid-town with Executive Director, Paul Steely White, and Senior Policy Director, Noah Budnick. They checked out a few standard (painted) bike lanes and some of the newer (physically separated) facilities, of which the latter Mr. Blumenauer thought were superior. Along the way he offered much commentary about the state of biking and livable streets in the nation.

Bicycling is UP again in the Big Apple!

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on November 9, 2009 | 8,119 Plays

On the heels of 2008's unprecedented growth of 35% in commuter cycling, this year the New York City Department of Transportation measured an additional gain of 26%, putting the total 2007 to 2009 increase at a whopping 66%!

Biking around town with Randy “The Ethicist” Cohen

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on May 13, 2010 | 7,833 Plays

A few years back, Randy Cohen, writer of the NY Times Magazine "The Ethicist" column, visited the Streetfilms set for a unprecedented interview with Mark Gorton about "Transportation Ethics.". Well we wanted to talk more, so this time we got out of the studio to take a two-wheeled jaunt around New York City and visit [...]

My NYC Biking Story: Steve O’Neill

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on June 22, 2011 | 6,254 Plays

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 [...]

Transformando las Calles de Nueva York: Una conversación con Janette Sadik-Khan

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on January 16, 2009 | 5,619 Plays

Our interview with NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan translated into Spanish (with subtitles).

Long Beach Shifts Cycling in to High Gear

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on April 16, 2010 | 5,397 Plays

Although their proximity to car-dominated Los Angeles can't be denied, southern neighbor Long Beach has put the money and effort behind making cycling an attractive and safe mode, and it's already paying dividends. Bicycling Magazine's 2010 rankings for bike-friendly cities ranked Long Beach a respectable 23rd, but that doesn't satisfy them. In fact, their goal [...]

Vancouver Adds Cycletrack to Burrard Bridge

by Frank Lopez on May 10, 2010 | 4,632 Plays

It's been 15 years since Vancouver residents started petitioning for a bike lane on one of the bridges that connects to downtown. In the summer of 2009, the city implemented a test lane on the historic Burrard Bridge. Cycling advocates and wheeled commuters explain the advantages to having a protected bicycle path.

A Bike-Parking Protected, Protected Bike Lane Grows In Manhattan

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on April 17, 2013 | 3,413 Plays

A few years ago, it was pretty big news when on-street bike parking or a bike oasis was installed in any city. Today, though it is always welcome news, it hardly merits a report. However, on New York City's 9th Avenue protected bike lane (which back in the day was NYC's first) three bike oasises [...]

How Complete Streets Came to East Harlem

by Elizabeth Press on November 27, 2012 | 2,459 Plays

This is the story about how East Harlem residents and street safety advocates -- with leadership from Council Member Melissa Mark-Viverito -- banded together to win complete streets on First and Second Avenues. After the city backtracked on a plan to build protected bike lanes and pedestrian refuges up to 125th Street on the East Side [...]

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