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Portland’s Multi-Modal Nexus, Featuring the Largest Bike Valet in America

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Nov 4, 2013 | No Comments

Portland’s South Waterfront is developing into one of the best new walkable urban neighborhoods in America. From one spot, you can grab the Portland Streetcar, ride the Portland Aerial Tram to Oregon Health and Science University, walk across a brand new pedestrian bridge, bike on a protected bikeway, or park your bike at the largest […]

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Bicycle Anecdotes From Amsterdam

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Oct 24, 2013 | No Comments

Bicycle Anecdotes from Amsterdam from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Here we present our final — and most informative — Streetfilm from Amsterdam. It provides a nice cross-section of commentary on life in the City of Bikes. Make sure you check out our other Streetfilms from Amsterdam: No Amsterdam is Not “Swamped” By Bikes, Amsterdam Draws Bike […]

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A Montreal Intersection Morphs Into a Wonderful Neighborhood Space

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Aug 28, 2013 | No Comments

On a Bixi bike excursion to get some ice cream in Montreal, my wife and I stumbled upon the intersection of Fairmount Avenue and Rue Clark, recently upgraded with colorful new street furniture, traffic calming treatments, and a two-way protected bike lane. The space is teeming with street life. When you arrive at this lovely […]

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Salt Lake City: A Red State Capital Builds Ambitious Transit

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jul 2, 2013 | No Comments

According to Congress for New Urbanism President John Norquist, the Salt Lake City area has the fastest growing rail system in America. And as Streetsblog’s Angie Schmitt pointed out last month, “It’s the only city in the country building light rail, bus rapid transit, streetcars and commuter rail at the same time.” Since the late […]

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Streetfacts #4: Children Have Lost the Freedom to Roam

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 10, 2013 | No Comments

Think of this Streetfacts chapter as a PSA about how, in just a few generations, we have tightly restricted American kids’ freedom to roam, play, and become self-sufficient. The percentage of children walking and bicycling to school has plummeted from almost 50 percent in 1969 to about 13 percent today. Although distance from school is […]

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Streetfacts: Roads Are a Money Losing Proposition

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Apr 22, 2013 | No Comments

The majority of the roads and highways built in America are simply bad investments. Continuing this pattern will only ensure that wasteful projects consume larger chunks of our federal, state, and local budgets, without addressing the real need for transportation options. This Streetfacts chapter has a bit more math than usual, but we think we’ve […]

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