Bike to Work Day in Brooklyn
Today is National Bike to Work Day, and NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Kha thinks there are more and more reasons to start biking NYC: “With more than 650 lane miles of routes on streets and in parks and with increasing bike parking options across the city, more and more New Yorkers are discovering that bicycling…
Today is National Bike to Work Day, and NYC DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Kha thinks there are more and more reasons to start biking NYC: “With more than 650 lane miles of routes on streets and in parks and with increasing bike parking options across the city, more and more New Yorkers are discovering that bicycling is a safe, convenient and fun way to get around.” Borough President Marty Markowitz celebrated the last week of Bike Month NYC by giving out breakfast this morning to bicycling commuters at Borough Hall. And while there wasn’t a big turn-out at Borough Hall (that’s Marty enjoying a rare moment of solitude on the steps), we’re assuming that only because everyone was too busy, what else, biking to work!
No Fourth Ave in Manhattan? Someone needs to get out more.
Too bad Marty opposes projects like Prospect Park West that would make it easier to bike commute while having virtually no negative impact on anybody else. Poser.
4th Ave is pretty short, but it’s there.
I used to commute on the 4/5/6 and never had a problem.
Totally agree with people’s points about biking diminishing public transit usage rather than car usage.
By East New York on May 21, 2010 11:59 AM
There is no “4th Avenue” in Manhattan, tybur6.”
There sure is.
“By bowl of dicks on May 21, 2010 11:33 AM
a few people in my old office biked to work, and they REEKED all day. Their BO made it extremely uncomfortable for other employees.”
How about the people who DON’T bike to work and reek of B.O.?!? Or the MULTITUDE of people on the subway with B.O.?!!?
Sorry, bikers aren’t even the worst offenders here!
There is no “4th Avenue” in Manhattan, tybur6. There’s only Lexington. FYI, here’s a tidbit:
In 1899, Lex would see the first ever arrest for speeding, when a bicycle patrolman overtook cabdriver Jacob German, who had been racing down the avenue at the “reckless” speed of 12 mph (19 km/h).
Reading on the subway is one of the best things about commuting. It’s been a while since I’ve had a long commute however.
It’s true that an increase in biking to work is likely to come at the expense of transit ridership, not car use. Which is good for relieving train crowding, but bad for MTA revenue.
Driving in NYC is already so expensive and unpleasant that nobody does it unless there’s really no viable alternative. The only exception to this is city workers who take the agency car home at night, have a free (to them) place to park at work, and don’t particularly care how long it takes since they’re not going to be penalized for showing up late.
When I worked in lower Manhattan I frequently biked to work, but only on days when it was cool enough that I wouldn’t be sweating like a pig by the time I got there.
The BO thing is for real. OK for messengers who are in and outta there, but not cool for someone who has a desk job near other people.