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Streetfilms: Get a Load of How Abnormal New York is Right Now
Our Orson Welles of the street, Clarence Eckerson Jr., takes you on a journey through a livable city (albeit one we only get because of coronavirus).
March 23, 2020
Streetfilms: Biking is the Way to Beat Coronavirus (If the Mayor Would Help)
"It's kind of infuriating for elected politicians, who get driven everywhere, to say, 'Yeah, take a bike!' Well, we have a lot of kids who can't do that and don't feel safe," one rider said.
March 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
Monday’s Headlines: We’re Having a Party Edition
We're having our annual fundraiser on Nov. 7. So get a ticket now. And also enjoy today's headlines.
October 14, 2019
STREETFILMS: Letting Citizens Redesign Their Streets
What happened when an Amsterdam neighborhood removed 600 parking spots? Utopia!
September 11, 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
STREETFILMS: How Kids Get to School in a Civilized, Safe Country
But in the United States, our children's lives (and deaths!) are entirely framed by the automobile.
July 12, 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
Streetfilms in Holland: Experience the Joy of The Woonerf
You know how it is: You send Clarence Eckerson Jr. to Holland and you get more than a t-shirt. You get a clarion call for change.
May 28, 2019
