From Times Square Closure Many predicted midtown gridlock, business failure, and widespread confusion. Surprisingly after one week, the closure of Broadway has not brought on the Apocalypse. In fact, traffic may actually be moving better. I spent the majority of last week in the field monitoring traffic in and around Times Square. DOT staff were [...]
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This morning streetsblog briefly featured a comment I made about helmets. I’ve kind of avoided talking about helmet use because when I do I feel like an atheist at a Jehovah’s Witness convention. People feel very strongly about wearing a helmet, and like a religious zealot, they will try to scare you into putting one [...]
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If you haven’t read about it on the Times Spokes Blog, be sure to check out the article and comments page, where a fierce debate is being held. First of all, I had Professor Milczarski for a few classes and I know him to be passionate about transportation planning and an advocate for cycling. He [...]
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An excellent NY Magazine feature profiles DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and documents the remarkable change in the agency and on the streets of New York. Definitely worth reading. Streetfilms looks at Brazilian bike parking and has Hal grade your locking one more time. Critical Mass takes the NYPD to court and the NY Post follows the case. Public Advocate [...]
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Last weekend I gave a 23 mile bike tour to my friend Liz and my family, all first time NYC bikers. My 70 year old grandmother completed the whole trip and escaped with only a scratch on her ankle. At the last minute I rounded up a couple of video cameras and was able to [...]
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A few weeks ago our office received a map request from Roos Stallinga, a Dutch girl who was writing a book about biking in NY. After sending the map files I emailed her and asked if she would like to contribute to the blog. She graciously accepted my invitation and below is a short story [...]
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Unfortunately we’re not off to the best start for this year’s bike month. Rain has cancelled many events the first week, but it looks like better weather is around the corner. Check out the Bike Month Calendar of Events to participate in the activities. This year the DOT bike program is organizing bike commute rides with [...]
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Last Sunday there was a very soggy five boro bike tour. Check out the photo gallery at Bike New York. AMNY and The LO Down NY cover the controversy surrounding new bike lanes on Grand St in Manhattan and Kent Avenue in Williamsburg. Streetsblog links to several posts about the conflict between cyclists and law enforcement and tells [...]
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Despite my insistence that bike commuting is not a sport and does not require a special wardrobe, the first few votes in my reader poll suggest that a major reason people don’t bike commute is that they don’t want to get their work clothes sweaty. Apparently people are less worried about the dangers of biking in [...]
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Last weekend I went to Jazzfest in New Orleans and I’m still recovering. I had one hell of a weekend, and got a chance to see what biking is like in another city. Saturday and Sunday night I stayed with my friend Louis, who currently works for a county planning agency just outside New Orleans. [...]
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