The Times reports today that Gov. Paterson appointed a lawyer and lobbyist to the board of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. Isn’t there some State Dept of Sanitation they could fill with ghost patronage workers? It’s straight out of the The Wire (which I finally finished watching last night). The MTA is too important to have…
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Broadway is already changed! If my girlfriend keeps up this pace, the whole city could be bike and pedestrian friendly in no time… or at least by the time Bloomberg leaves office.
A PSA brought to you by Astoria Bike and BSNYC.
Summer Streets rocks! Really. Frustratingly, I’ve just spoken to a few of my friends who have never heard of it. Leaving aside the fact that even my friends don’t read my blog, get the word out! Park Ave from 72nd to the Brooklyn Bridge. No cars. People. Pedestrians. Rollerbladers. Bikes (mostly bikes)! Oh, my! There’s…
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And today I’m actually up before noon… I’ll be there. Don’t forgot, next week is the last week. Details to follow.
(which, to my shame, I haven’t done in over a year) and I saw this guy pushing a bike up that big hill (coming around the northwest corner of the park). First I thought it was a moped. Then I realized what it really was: a old sparkly-blue bananna-seat Schwinn with a jury rigged pimped-out…
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Oh, Portland, Oregon, Damn you! I’m sick of reading how cool Portland is. If you love Portland so much, why don’t you move there? Besides, I’m quite fond of Portland, Maine, thank you very much. And I like hot summers and cold winters. And I don’t want to live in place filled with smug white…
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Alas, as feared, Mr. Astoria Bike slept through the first Summer Streets. Mr. Astoria Bike is not an early riser. In fact, I was thinking of going to Summer Streets to watch the beginning. But at 7am, I figured there wasn’t much to watch. And bed was a much better option. Streetsblog, on the other…
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This story from the Times.
This Saturday! One night only! You, on the bike! Actually, it’s not one night. It’s three days. I just like saying anything from the Blues Brothers. Like in case you’re wondering how often the N train rumbles by my house… duh!!!: So often you won’t even notice. Bet you didn’t know that John Belushi is…
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