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Enough is Enough 21 Aug 2013 | 02:03 am
Quick thoughts… Today’s carnage in Midtown is sickening, but all too predictable. (The fact that the cab driver responsible probably won’t be charged, and that no one is surprised about it, is all t...
When Sharing isn’t Caring 19 Aug 2013 | 11:48 pm
Bike Delaware has asked its state department of transportation to discontinue the use of “Share the Road” signs. As a traffic control device, motorists and cyclists interpret [Share the Road] in diff...
“There aren’t any.” 13 Aug 2013 | 07:06 pm
Bicycle Habitat’s Charlie McCorkel, who knows a thing or two about bicycle advocacy, calls out the mayoral candidates for one of their common complaints: I have been very active in the community rega...
Promises, Promises 12 Aug 2013 | 06:21 am
Nicole Gelinas, writing in City and State last week, asked if the 2013 campaign was turning out to be the “Complete-Streets Election.” While the mayoral candidates still tend to dance around the subj...
Forth on Fourth 7 Aug 2013 | 06:44 pm
These signs appeared around the neighborhood this week, and they bear some great news. The Fourth Avenue Safety Improvement project, which had somewhat of a tortured birth, will be implemented on Aug...
“I love bicycles.” 6 Aug 2013 | 01:00 am
Gibson Dunn attorney Jim Walden, who is attached to two bike-related lawsuits and has been accused of trolling for a third, wants you know that some of his best friends are bikes. Via The American La...
Art Crank 5 Aug 2013 | 10:58 pm
Art museums are starting to capitalize on Americans’ newfound love of bicycles in ways that go beyond exhibition spaces: But time, society, and environmental trends are on the bicycle’s side. Surroun...
“I love my car.” 30 Jul 2013 | 06:52 pm
Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Gay takes the whole “Some of my best friends are bike lanes” rhetoric and turns it on its head: I say all of this as a driver. I love my car. When I moved to New Y...
Rebalancing Act 25 Jul 2013 | 06:30 am
One of the most remarkable aspects of Citi Bike’s debut is how quickly people worked bike sharing into their rush-hour transportation routines. That’s a good thing insofar as it provides strong evide...
“Lady, you just don’t shut up do you!” 22 Jul 2013 | 06:49 am
A typical scene: ticketing cyclists while blocking a bike lane. It’s well known that the NYPD’s crackdown on cyclists has done little to make anyone safer, seeing as how it’s largely focused on peopl...
