Chicago Gets New York’s Congestion Money
Here’s the story. Ouch, Indeed.
Here’s the story. Ouch, Indeed.
The New York Times reports on this. Seems useful for a place like NYC, where many people don’t bike because they have nowhere to keep a bike. We’ll see if it works. I always feel it’s best to let another try these things out first, to work out the kinks.
And his lovely wife, Amy. You may know Pete Jordan as author of Dishwasher (and infamous Dave Letterman no-show). I went up to their bike store in the North of Amsterdam to meet them, drop off a copy of my book, and get an Egyptian bike bell put on my bike. Peter wasn’t in. But…
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Approaching a bike parking barge of the River IJ (pronounced “eye”) The entrance to the bike parking.Mural on the bike parking barge.The lighting on this bike path going over a canal and under train tracks is so nice. And it could so easily be so ugly. What could be a scary place, is actually quite…
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Check this out.
I’m in Amsterdam, trying to remember to take some pictures. There are so many sights that seem unremarkable to people who live here. But I’ve been gone for a while so things like this stand out. These pictures are from parts of town you won’t see on postcards. Here’s an average Dutch street with an…
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I arrived in Amsterdam today. I’m staying on a houseboat where I used to live. Being on the water is good for the soul. I’ve been away for more than a year, which is the longest I’ve ever been away. I was very happy to find my lovely Batavus Barcelona waiting for me. A little…
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Does anybody know how to bike from NYC to Newark? I figure taking across a ferry across the Hudson. But can one get from Jersey City area to Newark without going on a freeway? What’s the second choice? Staten Island and up? Or George Washington Bridge and down? I doesn’t have to be a pretty…
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I biked to Cobble Hill the other day. Has it been that long since I’ve been that way? There are minor but significant changes everywhere. New buildings. New pavement. New painted bikes on streets. Maybe I should leave my borough more. Coming from Astoria, it seemed like whole new city, and a more bike friendly…
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All right it’s not about bikes. But it is about Astoria and books. I wish I loved Seaburn Books, our neighborhood book store. And I’m not the only one who’s got an issue… or two. Here a petition to get them to alphabetize their books. I recommend you sign it. Astoria Bike strongly advises against…
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