Recent Streetsblog LA posts about StreetFilms

Voices From The National Bike Summit

By Elizabeth Press | Mar 15, 2010 | No Comments

Last week, hundreds of bike advocates descended on Washington D.C. for the tenth annual National Bike Summit — the largest one yet. Hosted by the League of American Bicyclists, the summit is always a great opportunity for advocates to share ideas and make the case for cycling on Capitol Hill. This year attendees encouraged their […]

Streetfilms: Michael Musto, Il Ciclista Dolce

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 11, 2010 | No Comments

Village Voice entertainment columnist Michael Musto has been riding a bike in New York City for more than 25 years, long before it was fashionable or we had bike lanes and cycletracks. Musto has never had a driver’s license, and he tells us the bicycle is an advantage in his profession. Although he’s had his […]

Streetfilms: Seattle’s Link Light Rail — The Start of Something Big

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Mar 3, 2010 | 21 Comments

Right now, Seattle is making as serious a commitment to transit as any city in the nation. Recently, Streetfilms got to take a tour of the newest addition to the city’s network — the 13-station Link Light Rail, which opened in mid-2009. The route is beautiful, swift, and has great multi-modal connections. Service is frequent, […]

Biking to Work with Seattle’s Mayor Mike McGinn

By Damien Newton | Feb 16, 2010 | 6 Comments

From the Livable Streets front lines, Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson goes for a bike ride with the bike-commuting Mayor of Seattle, Mike McGinn. There’s a lot of different lessons that can be drawn from this Streetfilm, but one of the major ones that local politicians can take to heart is the man power provided by a […]

How to Properly Cross Rail Tracks on your Bike

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Feb 12, 2010 | 6 Comments

Unfortunately, it’s something I’ve seen even the most experienced cyclist do: wipe out while crossing a set of train tracks. As many of you know, you need to maneuver your bike’s angle of approach so that you hit the rails as perpendicular as possible. But even knowing that, some demon riders don’t slow enough to […]

Streetfilms: Making a Better Market Steet in San Francisco

By John Hamilton | Dec 18, 2009 | 2 Comments

For decades, planners and transportation specialists have debated how San Francisco’s most important street could be re-visioned to make it work better for transit, pedestrians, cyclists, shoppers, and those living on or near it. Now, as the Better Market Street Project moves forward with trial traffic diversions, the Art in Storefronts project, music and programming […]

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