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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“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.
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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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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).
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.
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.)
On Metro North. I just can’t help but mention that Portland, Oregon, has been doing it for years.
I’ll be gone for while. Back in a few weeks. Keep biking!
A while back my wife heard that a bridge between Queens and Brooklyn was being redesigned without bike or pedestrian access. Harrumph! She did what any concerned citizen would do: she wrote an angry email. She told them! Then, a few minutes later, she realized she was thinking about the Pulaski Bridge (on McGuinness Blvd)…
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