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“Best of Streetfilms:” San Francisco Giants’ Bike Valet Parking

By Damien Newton | Oct 10, 2008 | No Comments

The Dodgers may be the team knocking on the World Series’ door, but the San Francisco Giants have set a record that the Dodgers can only dream of. The Giants provide safe, convenient, and inexpensive bike parking at least 81 times a year. Ok, recently it’s been only 82 times a year. Streetfilms reports: A […]

Streetfilms: Contra-Flow Biking in Boulder

By Brad Aaron | Oct 8, 2008 | 7 Comments

Here’s the first Streetfilm from Clarence Eckerson’s trip to Boulder, Colorado, recent winner of the League of American Bicyclists’ Platinum status designation. This vid shows off a three-block contra-flow bike lane, connecting the Pearl Street pedestrian mall to a greenway network. Where in LA might contra-flow lanes be useful?

Report From Boulder, CO: A City That “Gets It”

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2008 | No Comments

Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckerson, Jr. just returned from Boulder, Colorado — recent recipient of the League of American Bicyclists’ Platinum award for bike-friendliness. He writes: Boulder "gets it" big time — bicycling is important to its residents. So is a healthy walking and green living environment. But please note: this is not a car-free utopia — […]

Streetfilms: BRT in Paris

By Brad Aaron | Sep 30, 2008 | 1 Comment

For the third installment in her series of Paris, France Streetfilms, Elizabeth Press checks out Le Mobilien, the Parisian version of Bus Rapid Transit. Le Mobilien features curbside and onboard bus arrival info, mid-street boarding kiosks, a MetroCard-esque payment system, and — perhaps most crucial to its success — lanes that are physically separated from […]

Streetfilms: Park(ing) Day NYC

By Damien Newton | Sep 22, 2008 | 2 Comments

If you’re a regular reader of this blog, it’s probably no surprise that Streetfilms’ Clarence Eckeson was out and about in New York City on Friday on his bike shooting film just as I was on my bike taking pictures. Eckerson reports that Park(ing) Day NYC had: …over 50 parking spaces temporarily reclaimed throughout the […]

Streetfilms: San Francisco’s Sunday Streets

By Brad Aaron | Sep 19, 2008 | No Comments

On the heels of New York’s Summer Streets, San Francisco opened up segments of its waterfront roadways to thousands of pedestrians, cyclists, skaters and dancers. Streetfilms contributor John Hamilton was on hand for Sunday Streets, and shows us how they go car-free in the Bay Area.

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