Recent Streetsblog LA posts about StreetFilms

Say Hello to Our Friends to the North

By Aaron Naparstek | Jan 8, 2009 | No Comments

I’m pleased to announce the launch of Streetsblog San Francisco. We opened the doors to the site yesterday and, from now on, you’ll be able to find it at this address: SF.Streetsblog.org Streetsblog seems to be arriving in the Bay Area not a moment too soon. As Streetsblog San Francisco editor Bryan Goebel reports, the […]

Streetfilms: First Graders Show Us How to Share the Road

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Dec 16, 2008 | 1 Comment

How’s this for understanding modal harmony? Livable Streets Education has been working with New York City students, encouraging them to explore and question the environments around their schools and in their neighborhoods — and to voice the changes they want to see on their streets. We recently asked first graders at P.S. 87 to give […]

Streetfilms: Boulder Goes Platinum

By Ben Fried | Dec 9, 2008 | 1 Comment

Clarence Eckerson rounds out Streetfilms’ series on Boulder, Colorado with this long-form opus. Boulder was recently awarded a rare platinum rating from the League of American Bicyclists, and here we get a flavor for the city’s bike network and the story behind it. I like this telling detail: When it snows, Boulder’s bike paths get […]

Streetsblog: A Streetside Chat with Architecht Jan Gehl

By Damien Newton | Nov 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

International Livable Streets Superstar Jan Gehl was originally going to speak in Los Angeles earlier this year as part of the Imagine Green L.A. series put on by the now-defunct Livable Places. While Jan isn’t coming to Los Angeles anytime soon, his firm is working closely with NYCDOT and the results are a pretty impressive […]

Interested in Getting Involved With Streetfilms?

By Damien Newton | Nov 14, 2008 | No Comments

Streetfilms’ Most Popular Offering Looked at Separated Bike Lanes Given the success and buzz created by the two most recent LA Streetfilms, I thought it was time to remind everyone that there are several ways you can get involved in the Streetfilms’ movement. First, and perhaps most obviously, you can apply to be a Streetfilms […]

Streetfilms Looks at Bike Kitchen, Bike Oven, and Bikerowave

By Damien Newton | Nov 13, 2008 | 8 Comments

When I first moved to Los Angeles, people from the east coast warned me that I was going to get so frustrated with the car culture that it would drive me crazy. What I discovered was something else. True, the car-oriented culture seems so ingrained with so many city officials that sometimes it does feel […]

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