I had to bike up to 187 Street in the Bronx yesterday. In the giant jigsaw puzzle of this city, I got to fill in a few more pieces in my mental map! Every time I head north, which isn’t too often, I’m often amazed by, what are they called… Hills! In New York! Ride…
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Apparently there’s going to be uber-modern house tugged up the East River tomorrow! I love shit like that. If you’re near the water, keep an eye out for it. No doubt there will be great views from Socrates Sculpture Garden, Roosevelt Island, and the Queensboro and Triborough Bridges. Nothing like a house on boat going…
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I was crossing the Queensboro bridge tonight at around 12:30, heading home toward Astoria when I heard a motor behind me. No, it wasn’t a moped. It was a car. And no, it wasn’t an unmarked police car. It was a car, going to Queens. I’m glad it didn’t kill me. No doubt, as I…
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I rarely think Idaho as on the cutting edge of, well, anything. But they have it right when it comes to bikes and stop signs. Since 1982. It allows bicyclists to treat stop signs as yield and not always come to a complete stop. The Idaho Stop. Let’s do it here. And add red lights…
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It’s easy to say bikes shouldn’t bike the wrong way down one-way streets, but what’s the guy going short distances supposed to do? You want your egg rolls hot and crunchy, right? Well the guy delivering on the bike has to get to your place. Let’s say he’s at 57 and 10th and you’re just…
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I slept on Sullivan’s piece and today read some of the anti-bike comments following his article. Admittedly Sullivan is better than most because he rides a bike and because his rules are really generally quite reasonable. But the comments point out a basic problem with the “bikes-should-follow-the-rules” position. These are some of my rules: Be…
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A very thought provoking piece in the New York Times by Robert Sullivan. I like his four rules (not that I always follow them): NO. 1: How about we stop at major intersections? Especially where there are school crossing guards, or disabled people crossing, or a lot of people during the morning or evening rush.…
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The cop who assaulted the bicyclist by pushing him over in Times Square during Critical Mass has been canned. The New York Times reports: A police officer who was videotaped knocking a man off his bicycle and onto the ground during a cycling event in Manhattan last summer has been fired, the Police Department said.…
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The BBC reports: A popular bicycle rental scheme in Paris that has transformed travel in the city has run into problems just 18 months after its successful launch. Over half the original fleet of 15,000 specially made bicycles have disappeared, presumed stolen. They have been used 42 million times since their introduction but vandalism and…
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On Metro North. I just can’t help but mention that Portland, Oregon, has been doing it for years.
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