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‘Brake’ Podcast: Why ‘Sustainable Transport’ Is Not Enough — Even in The Netherlands
A book written for Dutch audiences unpacks why even the Netherlands still must work to make its "transportation" system more welcoming.
June 4, 2024
It’s Hard to Get a Driver’s License in Holland — And That’s One Reason Dutch Roads Are So Safe
Even as Holland has become famous for its people-first infrastructure, U.S. advocates rarely talk about the arduous process Netherlanders must undertake before they're allowed to drive — or how education contributes to the country's eye-popping safety stats.
December 6, 2022
How Far Behind is the U.S. in Street Safety? We Can Show You in Three Charts
We knew it was bad, but not THIS bad.
October 10, 2020
Friday’s Headlines: Treat, He of Ghent Edition
Streetfilms auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. has done it again — with some new bike porn from the Belgian city.
January 3, 2020
Brooklyn ‘Shared Streets’ Are the Start of Something Bigger
An application of "Tactical Urbanism" that could expand elsewhere in the city.
October 4, 2019
Think Cars Will Always Dominate Because ‘New York’s Not Holland’? Well, Neither Was Holland!
This one's for all you politicians and community board types out there who reject street safety plans because "New York's not Holland."
July 18, 2019
Cycle of Rage: New Streetfilms Doc Shows New York’s Bike Infrastructure Is Ultimately a Joke
Watch the latest Streetfilms documentary by Clarence Eckerson Jr. and you will realize that all we get are tiny improvements, at best, from Mayor de Blasio.
June 20, 2019
Streetfilms in Amsterdam: Remove Parking and Watch a City Bloom
Amsterdam's plan to remove 10,000 parking spaces will change the city for the better — and maybe point the way for New York.
June 3, 2019
Streetfilms: More Incredible Bike Porn from Holland!
This is the second in Clarence Eckerson Jr.'s series of films about how the Dutch reclaimed their streets from the automobile. Today's topic: The low-lying nation's busiest bike path: The Vredenburg in Utrecht.
May 30, 2019
The Netherlands Bike Montage Megamix
Over the past five years, I've visited several great cities for cycling in the Netherlands. One thing you'll notice if you go to places like Amsterdam, Groningen, Rotterdam, Utrecht, and Nijmegen is that there are a lot of kids biking.
January 8, 2018
