Progress is slow in our fair city.This from Transportation Alternatives: The New York City Department of Transportation (DOT) announced today that car-free time in Central Park will be increased by one hour in the morning on the park’s West Drive, starting Monday, August 6. Although this was less of an incremental improvement than we had…
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http://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/18/opinion/18haskell.htmlJuly 18, 2007Op-Ed ContributorNew York TimesThe Path of Least CongestionBy DAVID HASKELL CONGESTION pricing came to a halt after a head-on collision with Albany on Monday. The New York State Senate decided not to take up Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s plan to charge a fee to drivers entering the busiest parts of Manhattan, causing New…
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Maybe I need a pair.http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/17/fashion/17Physical.html
The city is my oyster. I met my book editor down in Union Square. My book, which has absolutely nothing to do with bicycles or Astoria, will be out soon enough. I’ll let you know. It was a nice ride there and back, even with the rain. Then, after a long story and a 3-hour…
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I was biking back home on the Queensboro bridge and saw a man in bikers’ gear walking, holding the large thick kryptonite chain in one hand and two nice bike wheels in the other. I suppose he’ll learn the importance of locking the frame with his next bike. Poor guy.
Here’s the latest official NYC Bike Survey.Actually more interesting than I expected. But then again, I’m kind of into that sort of thing.
AV has kindly brought my attention to a great article in, of all places, the Wall Street Journal. Building a Better Bike Lane. I’ve been known to read three newspapers a day (not every day). Online I scan another half dozen. And I just don’t get the Journal. But they do occasionally have a good…
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Why I Ride
The 37th St. entrance to the East Side “bike path” is closed indefinitely. Supposedly for “structural reasons.” I don’t believe them. I think they closed it because homeless people were camped there. Next entrance is 35th St.
Also in the Times, there’s a good video about bicycle polo. Registration probably required. And of course there are good 1st-hand accounts on Bike Blog. How come his friends are cooler than mine? And I think my friends are pretty cool.
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