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Crazy! London Installed School Streets around a Cricket Stadium! Look!

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talyaschwartz.bsky.social @talyaschwartz.bsky.social · 1d

This is perfect for a city like Jersey City. If we could make our neighborhoods truly safe for pedestrians and cyclists, we wouldn't need to rely on cars so much. Imagine getting to school or to the PATH station or to the bus this comfortably!

Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 2d

Look how wonderful Low Traffic Neighborhoods can be!

This is the Van Gogh Walk in Lambeth, London. This street is decades old but built for people first yet still has access for last block travel & emergency vehicles! @openplans.org @nyc.streetsblog.org @thewaroncars.bsky.social @nycdot.bsky.social

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Oh The Urbanity! @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social · 1d

The REV Saint-Denis is great too, but I think this protected bike intersection might be my new go-to recommendation for people visiting Montreal who want to see high cycling volumes in the North American context.

(Rush hour at Bellechasse & Chistophe-Colomb)

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MummaLovesExeter @loveexeter.bsky.social · 1d

Exeter could have this around every school. Why not at least outside Ladysmith and St Michaels? And the Cathedral School? Nearly one year since focus groups held to find solutions following the LTN removal.

Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 1d

How crazy is this? The Kia Oval is a large cricket stadium in London. How large? Try 27,500 seats! And now about half of the perimeter of space surrounding the stadium feature two schools streets at Henry Fawcett Primary School and St. Mark's C of E Primary School.

youtu.be/s7UnmaTmSwc

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 1d

Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 1d

He will have plenty of time to search for parking spots when he never works an NFL game again!

Crazy! London Installed School Streets around a Cricket Stadium! Look!

Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 1d

How crazy is this? The Kia Oval is a large cricket stadium in London. How large? Try 27,500 seats! And now about half of the perimeter of space surrounding the stadium feature two schools streets at Henry Fawcett Primary School and St. Mark's C of E Primary School.

youtu.be/s7UnmaTmSwc

Mark Sanchez now facing felony charge in Indianapolis fight that left him hospitalized with stab wounds | CNN

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 1d

Well look at that....it turns out the entire Mark Sanchez stabbing fiasco was all over.... A PARKING SPACE!! @nyc.streetsblog.org @thewaroncars.bsky.social @shabazzstuart.bsky.social @urbanismspeakeasy.com @usa.streetsblog.org

www.cnn.com/2025/10/06/s...

Former NFL quarterback and current analyst Mark Sanchez is facing a felony charge for his role in an altercation that led to the former New York Jet being stabbed early Saturday morning.

www.cnn.com

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 1d

And just a tad bit of riding video!

@misernyc.bsky.social @nyc.streetsblog.org @nycdot.bsky.social @cmjuliewon.bsky.social @bikenewyork.bsky.social @ohtheurbanity.bsky.social @modacitylife.com

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 1d

Not very often are you are totally surprised by a NEW open street/plaza installation in NYC and yet here we are on 29th Street Plaza in LIC Queens outside LaGuardia Community College for what is “one of the largest street murals in NYC history” @openplans.org

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 1d

They could!

Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 2d

Look how wonderful Low Traffic Neighborhoods can be!

This is the Van Gogh Walk in Lambeth, London. This street is decades old but built for people first yet still has access for last block travel & emergency vehicles! @openplans.org @nyc.streetsblog.org @thewaroncars.bsky.social @nycdot.bsky.social

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 3d

Looking great!

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 3d

Oh yes!!

Paris School Streets: Safe for Children, Safe for Everyone

Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 4d

Paris shows us the way!

youtu.be/ezPzocuqKPc?...

Paris School Streets: Safe for Children, Safe for Everyone

Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 4d

Loved this. Absolutely great!

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 5d

Great video to watch!!

youtu.be/ezPzocuqKPc?...

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Cathy Tuttle @cathytuttle.bsky.social · 7d

What's a School Street you ask?

And then you ask, why aren't all transportation decision-makers choosing to build more streets for children?

@streetfilms.bsky.social
@yonahfreemark.com

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezPz...

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 7d

Gale has been more and more listening to the cranks. It is sad.

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 7d

I can't wait until I am officially retired (but still making films and things) so I can tell people like this to go fuck themselves.

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 7d

Very good information to know.

William “Holly” Whyte in His Own Words, “The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces” (1980)

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 8d

Very exciting! The seminal 1980 documentary "The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces" by William H. "Holly" Whyte has been RESTORED and screening in NYC this week!

I wanted to honor his work and used his words in the companion book and produced this 11 years ago.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sU2v...

The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces

www.youtube.com

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Social Life Project @sociallifeproject.bsky.social · 7d

Some background on how Whyte formed the foundation of our work and the recent restoring of his classic film: www.sociallifeproject.org/the-social-l...

Revisiting the newly restored classic film by William H. Whyte

www.sociallifeproject.org

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Streetfilms/Clarence Eckerson Jr. @streetfilms.bsky.social · 7d

Wahoo! Wish I could have gotten out there for before/afters. But I had a procedure on my blood clots in my leg and still just starting to get around again. Post some photos!