Here's a guy who's job I'm jealous of... Clarence Eckerson Jr. gets to travel the country making his StreetFilms series.  StreetFilms is a web video series, based out of New York City, that highlights ways that cities around the world are reclaiming streets for pedestrians, cars and mass transit.  Watching StreetFilms was more than a small part of what inspired me to make my Streets For People feature for VJIAM.tv last year, which was the first time I'd heard of soon to be Mayor Mike McGinn, who I interviewed for the video. 

Clarence was in Seattle recently and shot this video with Mayor McGinn biking in to work.  Clarence told me in an email that it was one of the most awesome videos he's done, and I have to agree... it did turn out great.  This is a good example of how when all the pieces come together, great footage, a relatively charismatic subject, and tight editing, a video can take you into an experience in a way a written article never could.

Here's another StreetFilm from a previous Seattle trip, on the seattlpi.com's Bus Chick.