Recent Streetsblog SF posts about Streetfilms

Streetfilms: San Francisco’s Pavement to Parks Revolution

By Bryan Goebel | May 17, 2010 | No Comments

When Streetfilms Director Clarence Eckerson visited San Francisco a few months ago, he was impressed by how the city has transformed some of its streets as part of our Pavement to Parks program: The Pavement to Parks program has launched an initiative that may someday alter the way many dense U.S. cities decide to treat […]

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Streetfilms: San Francisco Celebrates Bike to Work Day 2010

By John Hamilton | May 13, 2010 | No Comments

San Francisco set a new record for Bike to Work Day this year. Bicyclists accounted for 75 percent of the morning roadway traffic on Market Street, a big increase over last year. Throw in sunny skies, some new shiny green bike lanes, just-installed bike corrals, door zone warnings, and other infrastructure, and you realize there […]

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Streetfilms: Bay Area Street Portraits Profiles Sal Bednarz

By Bryan Goebel | May 12, 2010 | 1 Comment

In honor of Bike Month, we present part two of our Bay Area Street Portraits from the talented filmmaker, Charlotte Buchen. This week, Charlotte profiles Sal Bednarz, who started Actual Cafe in Oakland: Sal Bednarz believes in creating community, so when he opened a new café in his beloved neighborhood in Oakland, he gave it […]

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Streetfilms: Debut of Bay Area Street Portraits for Bike Month 2010

By Matthew Roth | May 5, 2010 | No Comments

In celebration of Bike Month this May, Streetsblog San Francisco and Streetfilms are pleased to debut a new series of short films called Bay Area Street Portraits, inspiring vignettes of people in the Bay Area who have incorporated bicycles into the fabric of their lives. The first film centers on Terri Saul, an artist in […]

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Streetfilms: Making Muni Faster and More Reliable by Consolidating Stops

By John Hamilton | Apr 20, 2010 | 4 Comments

A common complaint among Muni riders is that the bus simply stops too often. It turns out they may be on to something: according to transit experts and the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which operates Muni, consolidating some bus stops is one of the cheapest and quickest ways to speed up Muni. That’s […]

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Streetfilms: Long Beach Shifts Cycling in to High Gear

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 16, 2010 | No Comments

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 […]

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