Clarence Eckerson Jr.
Clarence Eckerson Jr. is the Director of Video Production for NYCSR's StreetFilms and producer of bikeTV. He loves the color purple, chocolate chip cookies, and enjoys walking, biking, and taking transit. He has never owned a driver's license.
Recent Posts
How to Make Your Own Bike Count Video
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Clarence Eckerson Jr. — the Orson Welles of the streets — shares the secrets of making a great bike count video, and how such footage can help create change in your city.
Look How Empty NYC Streets Are Right Now
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Our Orson Welles of the street, Clarence Eckerson Jr., takes you on a journey through a livable city (albeit one we only get because of coronavirus).
Amsterdam Removed Parking — and the City Bloomed
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On my recent swing to The Netherlands, I definitely planned on following up on the news that the cycling haven would be removing from 10,000 to 11,000 parking spacesfrom the city’s core. I really only planned a very short 90-second video, but I realized this story was worth so much more. I got to talk to […]
Meet a Woman Who ‘Runs’ For Transit in Seattle
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Meet a woman who combined her love of jogging with her support for transit.
SEE IT! Boston’s Bus Rapid Transit is Working
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This short film shows how easily other cities could adapt BRT strategies.
SEE IT! Inside the Transit Crisis in Miami
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Transit in Miami is in shambles. But Transit Alliance Miami is trying to fix it.
Miami Shows How to Reclaim a Street from Cars
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For four days, on-street car storage was removed in favor of seating areas and mini-parks created by Avenue 3 Miami and supported by the Miami-Dade Transportation Quick-Build Program.
Barcelona’s Superblocks: Change the Grid, Change Your Neighborhood
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Without dangerous, noisy car traffic overrunning the streets, superblocks are full of life.
Ride New Orleans: Setting the Transit Agenda
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Ride New Orleans formed in 2009 out of a growing sense that the average New Orleanian wasn't being prioritized by the RTA. In just a few short years, the group is already setting the transit agenda.
Vancouver’s Multi-Modal Success Story
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One of the best transportation stories of 2016 comes from Vancouver, British Columbia, which achieved its goal transit, biking, and walking accounting for 50 percent of all trips a full four years ahead of schedule.
How to Build a Thriving, Equitable Bike-Share System
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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
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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 […]