REBAR (www.rebargroup.org) sponsored this wonderful all-day reclaimation of parking spots all over the city. Many groups converted what was car storage to wonderful human uses.
Berkeley, CA sports some of the best bicycling amenities anywhere in the U.S. They are called Bicycle Boulevards - and are essentially bicycle priority streets - where thru traffic is diverted from the neighborhood and traffic calming is plenty.
Directed by: Clarence Eckerson Jr.
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In October 2006, Manhattan Boro President Scott Stringer hosted a transportation conference that was attended by nearly 500 community members and policy experts.
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Bicycle Boulevards in Portland are a thing of beauty, safety, and tranquility. They are also wonderful streets to live on. Mia Birk, former manager of City of Portland's Bicycle Program (1993-99), and Mark Lear of the Portland Office of Transportation explain a few of the many strategies employed to keep thru traffic off the boulevards and to make the riders using them safe.
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The Open Planning Project founder Mark Gorton talks with "Gridlock Sam" Schwartz about about history of DOT in NYC, car-free Cental Park, and general transportation policy.
Intro 199 is a bill in the New York City Council that would require the NYC Department of Transportation to work to reduce driving as a matter of policy.
T.A.'s Paul Steely White, several elected officials, and Mary Beth Kelly voice their support for the measure.
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Eric Ng, a 22-year-old bicyclist and teacher, was killed on Dec. 1 by a drunk driver as he rode his bike on the Hudson River Greenway. This memorial organized by Time's Up! and Visual Resistance pays tribute to his memory.
Edited and filmed by Clarence Eckerson Jr.
"Gridlock Sam" Schwartz speaks candidly about how the 1980 separated bike lanes in NYC came about and then met their untimely demise.
"Gridlock Sam" Schwartz served as NYC's Commissioner of Traffic from 1982-86 and is a former Chief Engineer/First Deputy Commissioner at the NYC DOT. He also writes a daily transportation column for the NY Daily News. (www.samschwartz.com )
Mark Gorton, founder of The Open Planning Project interviews Gridlock Sam Schwartz talks about Congestition Pricing, tolls, and gridlock on Canal Street.
Brooklyn Community Board 6 executive committee member Robert Levine lays out his case against DOT's traffic safety plan for 9th Street:
"I'm not against traffic calming. I'm not against bike lanes. I think the combination of both on 9th Street is a dangerous situation."
The Portland Office of Transportation (PDOT) recently launched a new program to re-introduce older adults to bicycling. Many of the participants haven't ridden a bike in over 50 years. Wow! Smiles and good feelings abound.
Excerpts from Iris Weinshall's speech at the Manhattan Borough President's event - Manhattan on the Move: A Transportation Agenda for a Growing City. Iris Weinshall is the NYC DOT Commissioner of Transportation.
Greg Raisman from the Portland Office of Transportation talks about an area of on-street bike parking in this short excerpt from the Clarence Eckerson Jr. film "Portland: Celebrating America's Most Livable City"
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In this short segment, Greg Raisman from Portland Office of Transportation explains the reasoning behind this traffic calming measure that keeps neighborhoods free of thru traffic.
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