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

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on January 16, 2009 | 4,212 Plays

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

Rethinking Streets in Paris

by Elizabeth Press on January 14, 2009 | 12,438 Plays

This video explores several traffic calming amenities Paris has installed. For example, there are areas in Paris where curbs have been removed and bikes, pedestrians, buses and taxis coexist. On wider roads bikes share the BRT lanes with buses and taxis. Counter-flow bike lanes expand the bike network. Raise crosswalks and neckdowns slow traffic and make pedestrians more visible at intersection.

LPI – Leading Pedestrian Interval

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on July 18, 2008 | 4,240 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"

Street Transformations: Grand Army Plaza

by Clarence Eckerson, Jr. on June 3, 2008 | 2,772 Plays

As one gentleman said to me while admiring the new greenery and traffic islands in Grand Army Plaza, "Wow, sometimes government does work!" It's easy to quickly forget how things were, but we here at Streetfilms aim to not let that happen. Check out these extraordinary before/afters; especially the new separated bike lane which safely shepherds riders from Prospect Park.