[1] Eckerson grew up in New York State and delivered newspapers by bicycle for five years.
[2] 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, Eckerson went on to work for several large media companies producing video and managing sales operations.
He also became a bicycle advocate and served three years as head of Transportation Alternatives Brooklyn committee.
[5] StreetFilms.org is a video blog that tackles the issues of the livable streets movement in conjunction with Streetsblog, also produced by the Open Planning Project.