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Boston

SEE IT: Boston’s Curbside Eateries are Amazing

Outdoor dining is a great thing when done right, as this Streetfilms mini-doc shows.

Streetsblog

July 30, 2021

SEE IT: Boston’s Curbside Eateries are Amazing

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Streetfilms Auteur Reveals How You, Too, Can Create ‘Bike Count’ Videos

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.

Clarence Eckerson Jr.

April 19, 2021

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

SEE IT: Streetfilms Shows How Much Better Kids’ Lives Are When they Can Safely Bike To School…

...which they can't, because most of New York City is a hellscape of double-parked trucks, reckless drivers and dangerously designed roads.

Streetsblog

November 20, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |police brutality

10,000 BLM Cyclists Shut Down the Streets of NYC

Streetfilms' auteur Clarence Eckerson Jr. participated — and documented — Saturday night's latest Street Riders NYC ride, dubbed "Independence Not," to highlight the pernicious history of America's tainted Fourth of July holiday.

Streetsblog

July 5, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Car-Free Streets

Why We Need Open Streets for Restaurants

“Open space is literally going to save the city,” a restaurant owner says at the opening of one of Streetfilms’ most ambitious coronavirus videos exploring the need for the city to reclaim roadways from cars and repurpose them as outdoor dining zones. The restaurateur, John Clement of Clem’s, is one of more than a half-dozen […]

Gersh Kuntzman

May 19, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Promoted

Streetfilms: Get a Load of How Abnormal New York is Right Now

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).

Clarence Eckerson Jr.

March 23, 2020

Streetsblog NYC |Bicycling

Bikes Help Beat Coronavirus. Make Streets Safe For Them.

"It's kind of infuriating for elected politicians, who get driven everywhere, to say, 'Yeah, take a bike!' Well, we have a lot of kids who can't do that and don't feel safe," one rider said.