[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/709913341[/vimeo] Sam Balto (or "Coach Balto" as he is known since he is a PE teacher in Portland, OR) is a very active member of the Twitterverse worldwide gaggle of advocates for safer & better streets. He recently took a t ...
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London’s School Streets up close!
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Check out the newest 2022 Citi Bike E-bikes (Exclusive kickoff ride with Streetfilms)
May 6, 2022[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/706936482[/vimeo]When friends heard the release of the new Citi Bike e-bikes into the wild was imminent, many wanted to me give them a review ASAP. Little did I know I would get invited to the first public unveiling where we had a ...
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UN NYC Bike Tour
May 1, 2022[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/704313841[/vimeo] Some of NYC's biggest cycling heavyweights showed up for a ride with the United Nations to help support the goal to advocate for cycling as a priority transportation mode and essential service for achieving the ...
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Announcing the 2022 World Bicycle Day Award for Streetfilms!
April 16, 2022[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/699637806[/vimeo] Announcing very exciting news as Clarence Eckerson, Jr. the director & producer of over 1,000 videos for Streetfilms over the past 17 years, has been selected by the United Nations as a Lifetime Achievement ...
/www.streetfilms.org/announcing-the-2022-world-bicycle-day-award-for-streetfilms/
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Washington, DC: A Biking Streetfilms Adventure!
April 6, 2022[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/696280765[/vimeo]At the end of March, The League of American Bicyclists tried out a hybrid style Bike Summit 2022 due to the pandemic's still uncertain effect on daily life. I liked that some of it was on-line and a good deal of it ...
/www.streetfilms.org/washington-dc-a-biking-streetfilms-adventure/
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Women’s Ride (The Bronx 2022)
April 3, 2022About 200 folks turned out for yesterday's Women's Ride from The Bronx. Tune in to see the merriment, fun and statement the day made for some of the participants. The ride was put on by The Bronx Committee and staff of Transportation Alternatives. There ...
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Fast Motion Fun: Bicycling Around Utrecht
April 1, 2022Just having a little fun re-editing some old stuff. I usually never use fast motion or slow-mo in anything I do. But for some reason this just hit the spot. This is footage from my 2019 Utrecht trip where I made numerous Streetfilms. Enjoy! [vimeo]https ...
/www.streetfilms.org/fast-motion-fun-bicycling-around-utrecht/
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Washington DC Blossoms Bike Tour 2022
March 29, 2022[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/693770849[/vimeo] Come along with "DC's Cycling Concierge" Jeff Miller as he leads a ride to see Washington D.C.'s cherry blossoms in full bloom for this year's Bike Summit Conference 2022 from The League of American Bicyclists! ...
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A.U.T.O. Lobbyist Veronica Moss Visits Times Square (2022 Re-Mix)
March 20, 2022After this winter FINALLY unearthing this raw footage I have been searching everywhere for the better part of ten years, I've finally been able to see all of the hilarious stuff left on the cutting room when Kate McKinnon played the fictional A.U.T.O. lobb ...
/www.streetfilms.org/a-u-t-o-lobbyist-veronica-moss-visits-times-square-2022-re-mix/
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The Nijmegen Railway Bridge is also a Fantastically Cool Bridge to Bike
March 8, 2022[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/686105917[/vimeo] Here's a cool one. I have been revisiting some of my old footage as I await being able to travel some. I did a great film about Nijmegen you may have seen. But as with many things I shoot I had to leave a ton o ...
/www.streetfilms.org/the-nijmegen-railway-bridge-is-also-a-fantastically-cool-bridge-to-bike/
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Rotterdam Central: A Peaceful Transportation Hive of Human Activity
March 7, 2022[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/686112093[/vimeo] Last week on the same day I found myself visiting both Grand Central Terminal and Penn Station with my son due to a fun multi-train/subway/bus sojourn all over the city. And while I am appreciating some of the ...
/www.streetfilms.org/rotterdam-central-a-peaceful-transportation-hive-of-human-activity/
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NYC Mayor Eric Adams Visits 34th Avenue Open Street
February 27, 2022[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/680018441[/vimeo]Huge news! Both NYC Mayor Eric Adams and NYC DOT Commissioner visited the NYC Open Street on 34th Avenue in Jackson Heights, Queens as guests of newly-elected councilman Shekar Krishnan (25th District) to tour just ...
/www.streetfilms.org/nyc-mayor-eric-adams-visits-34th-avenue-open-street/
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Ode to The Netherlands: Streetfilms’ Favorite Dutch Bike Things
January 26, 2022[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/670458930[/vimeo]See.... -Amsterdam's bike ferries to North Amsterdam -Utrecht's Vredenburg: The busiest Dutch bike path -Groningen's Circulation Plan and how it led to a 60% bike mode share -Rotterdam's Trams on Grass ...
/www.streetfilms.org/ode-to-the-netherlands-streetfilms-favorite-dutch-bike-things/
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The NYC Cargo Bike Revolution: More Families take to the Streets!
January 10, 2022[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/663796981[/vimeo] If you've lived in New York City for a long time, you'll realize there are many more cargo bikes cruising the streets! It used to be rare you'd see one, but the last five years their presence has undoubtedly be ...
/www.streetfilms.org/the-nyc-cargo-bike-revolution-more-families-take-to-the-streets/
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Bike Boulevards Debut in NYC: Check out Queens’ 39th Avenue!
December 10, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/653991741[/vimeo] Earlier this year the NYC DOT announced it would pilot one bike boulevard in each of the five boroughs. Some were actually on the ambitious side and none more so than in Sunnyside, Queens where 39th Avenue (whi ...
/www.streetfilms.org/bike-boulevards-debut-in-nyc-check-out-queens-39th-avenue/
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Santa Ride 2021: 6th Annual Ciclistas Latinoamericanos Jackson Heights Bike Ride
December 5, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/664411567[/vimeo] ...
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Talking Public Spaces with Mark Gorton: Episode One with Meatpacking BID Jeffrey LeFrancois
November 30, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/645074791[/vimeo] Here's an absolutely great interview between Open Plans' Mark Gorton and NYC's Meatpacking BID Director Jeffrey LeFrancois. Intended to be the first of an on-going series with Mark Gorton where he interviews ne ...
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Queens Blvd Victory Bike Ride: A Safer Street Over 10 Years in the Making
November 16, 2021Over 100 hundred cyclists turned out to see the newly implemented Phase IV of the Queens Boulevard bike and walking paths on the street that once was known as The Boulevard of Death. [vimeo]https://vimeo.com/645856294[/vimeo] ...
/www.streetfilms.org/queens-blvd-victory-bike-ride-a-safer-street-over-10-years-in-the-making/
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Streetfighter on NYC’s Best Open Street: Janette Sadik-Khan Visits 34th Avenue!
November 7, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/642804199[/vimeo]After interviewing acclaimed transportation legend Janette Sadik-Khan for a long gestating project about Union Square this summer (coming soon, I promise!) I asked if she'd been out to check out NYC's now famous 34 ...
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Exploring New York City with Transit Evangelist Jerome Alexander Horne
November 3, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/640227702[/vimeo] Talk to Jerome Horne for just a few minutes and you already know the man lives and breathes transit & transportation. I've wanted to do a profile on him for a while being a longtime follower of his on Twitter ...
/www.streetfilms.org/exploring-new-york-city-with-transit-evangelist-jerome-alexander-horne/
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The Uselessness of Gridlock Alert Days
October 15, 2021We sent our reporter extraordinaire Zardoz out on NYC's streets for a few hours to check out just how NYC's issuing of a Gridlock Alert Week of traffic armageddon is going. As always, not good. Utter uselessness. A sock puppet could have predicted this. ...
/www.streetfilms.org/the-uselessness-of-gridlock-alert-days-2/
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Spend Saturdays in October at “Little Prince Plaza”
October 15, 2021A new temporary (Saturdays in October) plaza in SoHo is called "LIttle Prince Plaza" This stat just says it all: Cars Last known vehicular count: 4,639 a day (2019) Little Prince Plaza 2pm - 5pm Bike: 398 people cycling Ped: 8,916 people walking ...
/www.streetfilms.org/spend-saturdays-in-october-at-little-prince-plaza/
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Clarence in Streetfilms 2000-2021 (Montage)
October 15, 2021So following my 1,000th Streetfilm I put together a quick montage sample of all the Streetfilms/bikeTV to prepare for some media. I will be joining John Simmerman for his 100th podcast interview and it just seemed the time to let people see what I have bee ...
/www.streetfilms.org/clarence-in-streetfilms-2000-2021-montage/
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PSA “Secret Mission” with Janette Sadik-Khan
September 25, 2021Here is one we really should have released a long time ago! A few years ago "Streetopia" in NYC was conceived as an idea to get people motivated to take back their streets and change our streets for the better. The event was held at the Museum of the City ...
/www.streetfilms.org/psa-secret-mission-with-janette-sadik-khan/
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The Uselessness of Gridlock Alert Days
September 25, 2021We sent our reporter extraordinaire Zardoz out on NYC's streets for a few hours to check out just how NYC's issuing of a Gridlock Alert Week of traffic armageddon is going. As always, not good. Utter uselessness. A sock puppet could have predicted this. ...
/www.streetfilms.org/the-uselessness-of-gridlock-alert-days/
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Montreal’s Popular Pedestrian Open Streets
September 16, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/606226608[/vimeo]No wonder they call it the Great White North. Last month, I journeyed to Montréal, a city I have visited many times in the last three decades, to see how much progress it has made in reining in the car culture, ...
/www.streetfilms.org/montreals-popular-pedestrian-open-streets/
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Biking Montreal: Montreal’s Newest Bicycling Infrastructure Dazzles!
September 8, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/599599785[/vimeo] THIS IS THE 1,000TH STREETFILM OF ALL-TIME! I was preparing to plan a visit Montreal (and also Paris!) just as Covid-19 halted plans last year. But one benefit of that delay is that my visit last month allow ...
/www.streetfilms.org/biking-montreal-montreals-newest-bicycling-infrastructure-dazzles/
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Greater Boston’s Bus Transformation
September 7, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/591085732[/vimeo] Greater Boston’s bus system is undergoing a long overdue transformation. From redesigning the network to pursuing electrification to completely re-imagined streets primed for better bus service, the experienc ...
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STREETFILMS SITE IS DOWN!
September 7, 2021Please see our other pages.... VIMEO for the latest features: https://vimeo.com/showcase/8806427 YOUTUBE to see all of our Streetfilms: https://www.youtube.com/user/StreetfilmsCommunity/videos FACEBOOK to check out our interactive page with co ...
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Why Does Montreal Have So Many Beautiful Curb Extensions?
September 5, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/595682968[/vimeo] When I visited Montreal last week, I knew I was gonna produce Streetfilms on bicycling and the hugely wonderful pedestrianized streets program. However, I always have been fascinated the ample and omnipresent cu ...
/www.streetfilms.org/why-does-montreal-have-so-many-beautiful-curb-extensions-5-days-agomore/
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George Hahn: How to Ride Your Bike Like a Gentleman (or a Lady)
August 30, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/479985975[/vimeo] Actor. Writer. Minor social media legend. Gentleman cyclist. This week, Streetfilms tagged along with actor George Hahn for a very special episode: “How to Ride Like a Gentleman.” In this film, we explore ...
/www.streetfilms.org/george-hahn-how-to-ride-your-bike-like-a-gentleman-or-a-lady/
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What do you like about 34th Ave open street?
May 16, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/549153207[/vimeo] It was once again time to ask people how much they enjoy the 34th Ave open street in Jackson Heights, so I went out for about an hour yesterday to ask folks to tell me. It wasn't hard to find people to talk sin ...
/www.streetfilms.org/what-do-you-like-about-34th-ave-open-street/
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More NYC Teens are Biking to School
April 18, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/478595524[/vimeo] Biking is cheap. Biking is fast. Biking promotes independence and exploration. Biking is great exercise. And, biking sure is FUN! What better way for New York City's teens to navigate the city and get themselves ...
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Manhattan’s 1st Ave Bike Counts Show Bikes Need More Space
April 18, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/531338199[/vimeo] A new vehicle count on First Avenue showed that cars and trucks barely outnumbered bikes, despite drivers getting almost 12 times as much space on the uptown roadway — the second East Side roadway whose mode ...
/www.streetfilms.org/manhattans-1st-ave-bike-counts-show-bikes-need-more-space/
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Make your own “Bike Counts” Video and Change Your Streets!
April 15, 2021[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/531338199[/vimeo] A few weeks ago, I published two eye-opening videos I shot on a pair of Manhattan's Avenues with protected bike lanes (one at the 1st Ave & Queensboro Bridge entrance, the other used multiple intersections ...
/www.streetfilms.org/make-your-own-bike-counts-video-and-change-your-streets/
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Jersey City’s Quick Build Bike Network
December 23, 2020Last year in Jersey City, NJ we followed some of the meetings, rides, and community outreach around the development of their ambitious Bicycle Master Plan. A few weeks ago we paid a visit to see how well implementation is going and despite the complicat ...
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In NYC You Can Go By Bike on the Pedestrian Signal!
November 30, 2020So with a great "new" law on the books that allows bicycle riders to also legally use pedestrian signals (LPIs) to get a 5 to 10 second head start on drivers in NYC why did it take Streetfilms nearly a year to talk to the two people most responsible for it ...
/www.streetfilms.org/in-nyc-you-can-go-by-bike-on-the-pedestrian-signal/
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How to Ride Your Bike Like a Gentleman (or a Lady)
November 23, 2020This is a fun video. Some etiquette. Some style. Some advocacy. But all fun! ...
/www.streetfilms.org/how-to-ride-your-bike-like-a-gentleman-or-a-lady/
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Justice Ride V: 1000s bike the StreetRiders NYC “Independence Not”
September 21, 2020 ...
/www.streetfilms.org/justice-ride-v-1000s-bike-the-streetriders-nyc-independence-not/
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Experience the Gov. Mario Cuomo/Tappan Zee Bridge Path
September 21, 2020 ...
/www.streetfilms.org/experience-the-gov-mario-cuomotappan-zee-bridge-path/
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NYC Restaurants Need Open Streets NOW
September 21, 2020StreetFilms latest release is "NYC Restaurants Need Open Streets NOW". Produced and hosted by Henry Rinehart. Open Streets NOW takes us on a bike ride around NYC to hear from some of the city’s finest restaurateurs and chefs about how open streets mee ...
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Future Streets: Little West 12th Street in NYC’s Meatpacking District
September 21, 2020Little West 12th Street in the Meatpacking District has been transformed from an underused open street into a bustling, lively hangout thanks to 5,000 square feet of donated sod — Exhibit A in the open-and-shut case for more car-free streets in pedestria ...
/www.streetfilms.org/future-streets-little-west-12th-street-in-nycs-meatpacking-district/
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100+ Bikes Upgraded with Care at Big Fix Day BK in East New York
September 20, 2020New York City Bike Mayor Courtney Williams provided the nucleus for Brooklyn's Big Fix Day, an event that brings out bike mechanics to the neediest area of the city, in this case East New York and the surrounding communities, to sponsor free bicycle fixing ...
/www.streetfilms.org/100-bikes-upgraded-with-care-at-big-fix-day-bk-in-east-new-york/
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Miracle on 34th Avenue: NYC’s Best Open Street is in Queens
June 4, 2020The Jackson Heights, Corona and Elmhurst areas of Queens were among the hardest hit in the United States by the Covid-19 epidemic. This film looks at the months-long struggle in Jackson Heights to get an open street on its beautiful tree-lined 34th Avenue. ...
/www.streetfilms.org/miracle-on-34th-avenue-nycs-best-open-street-is-in-queens/
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Coronavirus Has Changed Our Streets And We Need To Heed Those Lessons
April 20, 2020I live in NYC's Jackson Heights, 11372. Which is currently among the hardest hit zip-codes in the USA for Coronavirus cases and fatalities. It has been a tough month for many of our neighbors and friends. I get outside for a socially distanced hour ever ...
/www.streetfilms.org/coronavirus-has-changed-our-streets-and-we-need-to-heed-those-lessons/
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Is Using a Bike for Transport the Best way to Avoid the Coronavirus?
March 22, 2020Yesterday, Streetfilms went to the foot of the Queensborough Bridge to ask bicycling commuters if they are using their bikes more due to the novel Coronavirus or if they see the benefits in doing such on a daily basis. They day prior both the Mayor and ...
/www.streetfilms.org/is-using-a-bike-for-transport-the-best-way-to-avoid-the-coronavirus/
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The Streets Have Changed: A NYC Bicycle Journey During the Coronavirus
March 22, 2020I hadn't been on my bicycle in over a week, choosing to walk and run for exercise during the Coronavirus (and observing recommended precautions) but I was curious what my normal commute looked like. So on Friday I chose to get my exercise by bicycling in t ...
/www.streetfilms.org/the-streets-have-changed-a-nyc-bicycle-journey-during-the-coronavirus/
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Happy Valentine’s Bike Day Montage!
February 12, 2020Well it's February 14th. And I just decided that for the first time ever Streetfilms was gonna do some happy, loving Valentine's Day biking imagery for a card to our subscribers and fans. I sifted thru about 30 Streetfilms over the past ten years and li ...
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All of our Ghent, Belgium Streetfilms in a Big Post!
January 5, 2020[vimeo]https://vimeo.com/379854529[/vimeo] As we worked towards our final edit for the anchor Ghent Streetfilm on the installation of their Circulation Plan, there were many smaller items we knew wouldn't make the final cut or were better off as quick i ...
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The Innovative Way Ghent, Belgium Removed Cars From The City
January 1, 2020Witness the transformation of Ghent, Belgium, who instituted the Traffic Circulation Plan in April 2017, which completely changed the way nearly every resident gets around the city and has inspired unheard of mode shifts. It encourages less car use, mor ...
/www.streetfilms.org/the-innovative-way-ghent-belgium-removed-cars-from-the-city/
