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Streetfilms: Video Coverage of Today’s Bike Celebration Press Conference

By Bryan Goebel | Dec 3, 2009 | 5 Comments

Streetfilms’ John Hamilton was on the scene of today’s press conference to celebrate San Francisco’s first bike lane in three years and announce what the city plans to do over the next six months to improve conditions for bicyclists in San Francisco. Stay tuned for more Streetfilms coverage of all the bike improvements!

Streetfilms: Veronica Moss Goes to Times Square

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Nov 17, 2009 | 5 Comments

She’s back! Veronica Moss, D.C. lobbyist for the Automobile User Trade Organization (A.U.T.O.), recently returned to New York to get her first look at the new, pedestrian-friendly Times Square. Her views may rankle some in the livable streets camp, but we think it’s important to note that some influential people out there just abhor walking, […]

Streetfilms: NYC Biking Up Big for Two Years Running

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Nov 10, 2009 | No Comments

This year the New York City Department of Transportation measured a 26 percent jump in commuter cycling. Coming on the heels of 2008’s unprecedented 35 percent growth, that puts the total two-year increase at a whopping 66 percent. Much of the growth in cycling can be attributed to the installation of 200 miles of bike […]

Streetfilms: Congressman Earl Blumenauer Bikes NYC

By Ben Fried | Nov 3, 2009 | 3 Comments

Oregon Congressman Earl Blumenauer is one of Capitol Hill’s strongest voices for walking, biking and transit. Soon after arriving in Congress in 1996, he started the Congressional Bike Caucus, now more than 160 members strong, and he’s the founding chairman of the House’s new "Livable Communities Task Force," which he announced two weeks ago here […]

Streetfilms: San Francisco 350 Climate Action

By John Hamilton | Oct 27, 2009 | No Comments

350 parts per million. That’s the level of atmospheric carbon dioxide beyond which many scientists warn the earth’s climate may begin to spiral out of control. At higher concentrations, they say, heat-reflecting ice sheets will disappear and permafrost will melt, releasing vast amounts of additional greenhouse gases and driving sea levels higher in a vicious […]

Streetfilms: Drivers Behaving Rudely

By Bryan Goebel | Oct 15, 2009 | 9 Comments

San Franciscans and New Yorkers have a lot in common when it comes navigating the mess of threatening autos on the streets. In my neighborhood near Polk Street, I’ve recently noticed a lot more aggressive drivers skirting the law, blocking crosswalks, failing to yield, and honking for no good reason. In this latest Streetfilm from […]

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