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Los Alumbrados (Festival of Lights)

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Moving Beyond the Automobile: Traffic Calming

I think the ideas and concepts behind traffic calmers are really cool. To know that just an extra few feet of concrete in a specific area of the street can reduce accidents and death is incredibly interesting to me and … Continue reading

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The Case for Bike Racks on NYC Buses

StreetFilms released this video just yesterday that shows just about every single major city in the US — except for NYC — with bike racks on buses. Some opponents of bike racks on city buses have stated that bike racks … Continue reading

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Leftover snow piles become traffic calmers in NYC

The last bit of snow from this snowy winter here in NYC is finally melting away but not before StreetFilms takes a look at how these snow banks on various street corners in New York City have become unintentional traffic … Continue reading

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How L.A.'s traffic control system works

I found this video from Streetfilms about L.A.’s traffic control system very fascinating. The video is narrated by Bill J. Shao, a senior engineer at ATSAC Operations which stands for Automated Traffic Surveillance and Control. He talks about how L.A.’s … Continue reading

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