Clarence Eckerson, Jr. (born 1967) is a
Queens
Queens is a borough of New York City, coextensive with Queens County, in the U.S. state of New York. Located on Long Island, it is the largest New York City borough by area. It is bordered by the borough of Brooklyn at the western tip of Long ...
-based videographer and the creator of BikeTV an
Streetfilms.org
Background
Eckerson grew up in New York State and delivered newspapers by bicycle for five years. He developed an interest in film at an early age and made many silent home movies with a
Super 8 camera, using his friends and family as actors. Upon graduation from
University at Albany
The State University of New York at Albany, commonly referred to as the University at Albany, UAlbany or SUNY Albany, is a public research university with campuses in Albany, Rensselaer, and Guilderland, New York. Founded in 1844, it is one ...
, Eckerson went on to work for several large media companies producing video and managing sales operations. He eventually started his own company, Trorb Productions. He also became a bicycle advocate and served three years as head of
Transportation Alternatives
Transportation Alternatives (TransAlt, formerly T.A.) is a non-profit organization in New York City which works to change New York City's transportation priorities to encourage and increase non-polluting, quiet, city-friendly travel and decrease a ...
Brooklyn committee.
BikeTV
In 2002, Eckerson created BikeTV, a cable show dedicated to showing all aspects of
cycling in New York City
Cycling in New York City is associated with mixed cycling conditions that include dense urban proximities, relatively flat terrain, congested roadways with stop-and-go traffic, and streets with heavy pedestrian activity. The city's large cycling ...
and beyond.
Streetfilms
In 2004, Eckerson started working for The
Open Planning Project on the body of video work that would eventually become
StreetFilms.org. StreetFilms.org is a video blog that tackles the issues of the livable streets movement in conjunction with
Streetsblog
Open Plans is a non-profit that advocates for making the streets of New York City livable for all residents. Open Plans uses tactical urbanism, grassroots advocacy, policy and targeted journalism to promote structural reforms within city governm ...
, also produced by the Open Planning Project. The site now documents New York transportation and explores transportation practices around the globe. As of July 2010, Streetfilms shorts had been watched by more than 8,000,000 people.
Streetfilm records abound
2008 report
References
External links
StreetfilmsBikeTV
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American documentary filmmakers
1967 births
Living people
People from New York (state)
University at Albany, SUNY alumni