This collection of videos from red light cameras shows some inattentive driving at it’s worst. Warning: There is one section where a pedestrian gets hit, and one section where a motorcyclist gets hit. Though they...
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Greater City ProvidenceThe Speed Camera Lottery
The winning idea of the fun theory award, submitted by Kevin Richardson, USA. Can we get more people to obey the speed limit by making it fun to do? This was the question Kevin’s idea answered and it was so good...
Video: Roosevelt Island Tram
The Roosevelt Island Tram returned to service today after being closed for a modernization project: On Tuesday, November 30th, 2010 Roosevelt Island’s state-of-the-art Aerial Tramway will return to service. Island...
Seattle stole my snow!
Seattle doesn’t get very much snow, but they had an early winter storm hit them this week. Drivers on John Street in the Capital Hill section of town were none to happy about it. Skip to the 2:43 mark to see a...
Jef NickersonMeet Zozo
Streetfilms has launched a new website aimed at teaching kids about car-free transportation. Meet Zozo: Today we are happy to announce that Zozo, our purple, livable streets mascot finally has his own website! Just go...
StreetFilms: Revisiting Donald Appleyard\’s Livable Streets
Revisiting Donald Appleyard’s Livable Streets from Streetfilms on Vimeo.
The road printer
Laying down brick pavers like an old-fashioned dot-matrix printer.
Via BLDG BLOG
Video: Abandoned Six Flags New Orleans
Six Flags New Orleans was abandoned after Hurricane Katrina struck the Gulf Coast. It is slated to be demolished next year.
Via: Laughing Squid
Los Angeles CicLAvia
StreetFilms CiclovÃÂas are an event where a major street(s) in a city is closed to automobiles and turned over to bikes (and pedestrians, and dancers, and performers, and a whole bunch of non-auto activity). The...
The Shortcut, interactive lighting display in London
Shortcut is an interactive lighting installation in a pedestrian way in London by artist Jason Bruges: Shortcut is a responsive lighting installation for the Dover Yard in London; a well-used pedestrian route linking...
New York\’s Quality of Life Agenda
Yes, yes, I know. Providence is not New York, it is hard to compare. But all of these initiatives are things that can and should be scaled to Providence. Look at this Times Square statistic again, there was a ten-to-one...
Grow Smart Rhode Island releases recommendations for candidates
Grow Smart Rhode Island has released a Briefing Book for Candidates. The book outlines recommendations for a sustainable economic growth agenda to candidates for elective office. You can get more information and...
StreetFilms: Traffic Calming Postcards from London
As we look towards rebuilding a bunch of former streets in the 195 corridor, and as we simply turn our attention back to our aging infrastructure, this video from London is timely. Sure, Providence is no London, but we...
The Rhode Island Nosedive
Submitted by a reader:
The classic move performed by many residents of the small state. Its a small state with a lot of ocean, but there is plenty of room for reckless merging.
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Video: Sketches of Boston Traffic
Tilt shift and high angle timelapse.
Music by Flying Lotus.
Via Urbanophile
Before Earl there was Bob
The Cape Cod Times posted this old video from 1991* of Hurricane Bob and his aftermath. It brings back a lot of memories. The armies of utility workers that came from as far as Virginia and Québec. No power for 2...
