TOPP's work has been featured in dozens of news outlets, including the New York Times, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, and the Village Voice. Streetfilms alone have featured on CNN, PBS, and NPR, and at dozens of conferences, community screenings, and film festivals around the world.
Our work has also won the praise of visionary civic leaders and public officials.
Bloomberg
"Lime's companies are slices of Gorton's view of the digital
future -- one in which the right software will smooth almost any
human interaction, from trading stocks to swapping songs, from
recording a patient's medical diagnosis to placing speed bumps
on city streets. His employees [are people] who share his ideals,
particularly that software should be open source, or editable by
all of its users."
"If congestion pricing becomes a reality in New York City, you might have 37-year-old Aaron Naparstek and his blog to thank"
The New York Times
Public Officials
"Streetsblog helps "the conversation become focused on ‘How can we fix this?’ instead of ‘Is this really a problem?’"
Kay Sarlin
Spokeswoman for the NYC Department of Transportation
“Streetfilms opened the door to major innovation in Portland. Whether
your movie about Ciclovia in Bogota leading to Sunday Parkways in
Portland or Portland Transportation and NYC DOT staff brainstorming and
providing feedback to each other about engineering and education
programs, Streetfilms has been a central part of Portland's story for
the past three years.”
Greg Raisman
Community and School Traffic Safety Partnership,
Portland Office of Transportation, Oregon
"All of you are great human beings who are planting seeds all over to make a better world, where people are happier and we have healthier communities. Thanks for your enthusiastic and most creative work.”
Gil Peñalosa
Former Parks Commissioner Bogota, Colombia
Executive Director, Walk & Bike For Life, Ontario, Canada
Planetizen - Top 10 Web Sites of 2008
"Streetsblog provides unparalleled coverage of transportation and planning issues in New York City, making it the envy of transportation advocates in cities across the country... A must read for anyone who’s interested in creating sustainable transportation policies.”Civic Leaders
"We are constantly using StreetFilms as a resource for new ideas and to show planners, businesses, elected officials and local citizens great ideas from around the world. StreetFilms was instrumental in getting approval from the city to put on our Park(ing) Spaces Day. StreetFilms shows that these innovative ideas can happen in real life, no one gets hurt, everyone has fun, and the places that do these great events become better places to live, work and play."
Sue Prant
Boulder's Walk & Bike Month
Boulder Community Cycles
"We, the doers have become dependant on this lifeline.. In Streetsblog, there is always something to learn form, to imitate or to aspire to. It is obvious that these media have become a major transformational vector for New York City street life."
Christine Berthet
Clinton/Hell's Kitchen Coalition for Pedestrian Safety
Co-chair, Transportation Committee, Manhattan Community Board 4
