Month: January 2009

Biking in Astoria

Pulaski Bridge

There’s talk in T.A. Land about the Pulaski Bridge. I propose the following: A strong argument can and should be made to change one lane ofsouthbound car traffic into a bike lane. It could be done with thesimple installation of Jersey barriers. All the roads heading in the bridge are two lanes… and the bridge…
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Tribo… RFK Bridge Update

I took the RFK (nee Triborough) Bridge into Manhattan today and am pleased to report that there is major construction (well, major construction for a bike path). Without knowing for sure, it seems, to my amateur eyes, that they are in the process of removing all the stairs on the top part of the path…
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Van Plows Into Line of Children in Chinatown, Killing 2

“The driver of the van, identified as Chao Fu, 52, of Brooklyn, was not charged.” They never are. Here’s the story in the Times.

Queens Plaza 2009 Work Plan

Interested in Queensplaza? It’s hard to imagine an Astoria biker who isn’t. Want to get involved in the future of Queensplaza through Transportation Alternatives? Contact Philip.papas[at]hotmail.com.

Support the Kent Ave Bike Lane

Here’s an easy way to send a letter to the Man. Kent Ave, if you don’t know, is the street you’re always riding down on the Brooklyn Waterfront in Williamsburg. It’s the street that some in the Hasidic community are trying to control. When you get the form letter, feel free to change parts as…
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Bikes and tramplines. perfect together.

You don’t have to watch all of this. I can only take so much unicycle. But if you skip right to the 3 minute point and watch for a minute, it’s pretty damn cool. From Howies (via BikeSnobNYC).

Pedestrian Peek-a-Boo

More formally known as daylighting. Getting rid of the last parked car at the intersection so people and cars can see each other. You know, this wasn’t such a big problem before SUVs took over the world. You can see over most cars. Here’ss a very good Streetfilm by Robin Urban Smith and Clarence Eckerson.

Baltimore rocks!

Or at least is doing the right thing with their old parking meters. Why or why can’t NYC just do this instead of make a big deal about new bike parking while taking away almost all good bike parking (parking meters) in the city? (photo by bosconet via Streetsblog.)

Brilliant

On Metro North. I just can’t help but mention that Portland, Oregon, has been doing it for years.