Moving Beyond the Automobile: @Streetfilms documents some fantastic Road Diets

From Streetfilms — Parking Craters: The Scourge of American Downtowns

Streetsblog's Angie Schmitt popularized the term "parking crater," and she explains it simply: A parking crater is "a depression in the middle of an urban area formed by the absence of buildings."

Different types of "meteors" left behind parking craters in the 20th Century -- sprawl subsidies, the erosion of manufacturing, highway building. Whatever the cause, parking craters absolutely destroy sections of downtowns and make the environment more inhospitable and unattractive for people. In these areas, there is virtually no street life. In warm weather the asphalt makes the air more oppressive. It's hell on earth. It's a parking crater.Parking Craters: Scourge of American Downtowns from STREETFILMS on Vimeo.

The Better Block — Celebrates 4 Years of Re-imagining Streets

from STREETFILMS For a very long time, Streetfilms has wanted to profile Jason Roberts and the amazing work of The Better Block. It was destiny that a few weeks ago we were able to sync up to be present for the fourth anniversary of The Better Block in Oak Cliff. This temporary pedestrian plaza was adjacent to the site where they first debuted their innovative ideas to change a street.

You'll see some of the behind-the-scenes set up and preparation. But I already know the visuals people will be talking about most is their transformation of a dangerous intersection in to a safer one using only temporary materials - especially a really inventive way of re-purposing decals as crosswalks More at: “The Better Block” Celebrates Four Years of Re-imagining Streets on Vimeo

Strong Towns' Chuck Marohn on Streetfilms

Strong Towns' Chuck Marohn: Why Suburban Growth Is a Ponzi Scheme
from Streetfilms on Vimeo. Strong Towns on Streetfilms

From Streetfilms — The Street Life of Havana

The Street Life of Havana from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

Project for Public Spaces' Ethan Kent recently visited Havana, Cuba and took some amazing photographs of street life, perfectly capturing the vitality of its neighborhoods. As you sit thru his reflections and wonderful montages of what he saw, think about what our streets might look like if they were designed for living and not for speed. More at: Streetfilms | The Street Life of Havana

From streetfilms —"You need to change how the street functions, make it feel slower for drivers. You need traffic calming."

Traffic calming takes many forms and can describe any measure taken to reduce traffic speeds, improve safety, and make using the street a better overall experience. The most effective traffic calming measures are those that influence drivers to “behave in a civilized manner...” MBA: Traffic Calming from Streetfilms on Vimeo. More at" Streetfilms | MBA: Traffic Calming

From Streetfilms.org — Bus Rapid Transit

Streetfilms | MBA: Bus Rapid Transit

From streetfilms.org — Queens’ Corona Plaza A Community Place Rises

Streetfilms produces short films showing how smart transportation design and policy can result in better places to live, work and play. Founded in 2006, Streetfilms has become the go-to organization for educational films about sustainable transportation, and inspires action and behavioral change worldwide. Individuals, public agencies, non-profit organizations, schools, and transportation advocacy groups use Streetfilms to educate decision makers and make change for livable streets in their communities. Streetfilms are freely distributed online, and our nearly 500 videos have been viewed over 5 million times. Thousands of daily viewers watch Streetfilms on our site, through embeds on hundreds of other sites, social media, digital files and DVDs, film festivals, and community screenings. As people share the videos that inspire them, Streetfilms brings more and more people to the movement for livable streets. Streetfilms.org