Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Streetfilms

By Clarence Eckerson

How to Build a Thriving, Equitable Bike-Share System

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Aug 3, 2016 | No Comments

Bike-share has the capability to expand access to jobs and transit for communities in need of better transportation options — but only if the system is set up and operated in an equitable way. Our latest collaboration with the National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) examines how to build a thriving, equitable bike-share system. At the end […]

High Frequency: Why Houston Is Back on the Bus

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 6, 2016 | No Comments

Every so often, every city should do a “system reimagining” of its bus network like Houston METRO did. Back in 2012, Houston’s bus network was in trouble. Ridership was down, and weekend ridership was especially weak. Frequent service was rare. Routes didn’t go directly where people needed to go. If you wanted to get from one place […]

Peatónito: Protecting Pedestrians in the Crosswalk

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 8, 2016 | No Comments

Peatónito (“little pedestrian”) might be the most beloved figure in the world of street safety. How can you not love a superhero who protects pedestrians from cars?! Since donning the cape and luchador mask three years ago, he’s become a media sensation in Mexico. This week he’s in New York City for Transportation Alternatives’ Vision Zero for Cities 2016 conference, […]

Austin: The Most Bike-Friendly City in Texas

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Feb 2, 2016 | No Comments

I was in Austin a few months ago for the NACTO Designing Cities Conference. While in town I was able to put together this look at what the city is doing to improve bicycling, including the dazzling 3rd Street curb-protected bikeway. Also captured on camera: many bike paths along the Pedernales River, car-free nights on 6th street, and the ridiculously long […]

Gabe Klein Talks About Getting Sh*t Done in His New Book, “Start-Up City”

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Oct 13, 2015 | No Comments

Streets can be tough to change. Between institutional inertia, tight budgets, bureaucratic red tape, and the political risks of upsetting the status quo, even relatively simple improvements for walking, biking, or transit can take years to pull off — if they ever get implemented at all. But a new generation of transportation officials have shown that it doesn’t have […]

20’s Plenty: The Movement for Safer Speeds in the UK

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Sep 22, 2015 | No Comments

Five years ago, Streetfilms was in the UK town of Warrington to talk with the great folks behind 20’s Plenty For Us, a largely volunteer group trying to get speed limits reduced to 20 mph. The first film drew broad interest in the 20’s Plenty movement, and on a recent trip I caught up with them again. Founder Rod King MBE […]

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