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!
“there is NO room for bikes outside in Soho. you can’t even walk down the street around here!”
There’s tons of bike racks out in Soho – right outside the Prince R street – several small ones on Lafayette btw kenmare and broome – one on broome and crosby, 6 infront of the crosby street hotel.
….(that’s Marty enjoying a rare moment of solitude on the steps)….
hahahahaha……
that law is ABSURD. also i thought it was only for new buildings?
*rob*
there is NO room for bikes outside in Soho. you can’t even walk down the street around here!
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BUT… Where do you put your bike when you get to work? The city (and I mean the building owners and businesses) need to make bike parking available!
okay, fine, then i want the city to provide cubbyholes for my rollerskates. and kennels for when i want to bring my dog to work.
bikes work en masse for office parks in the suburbs, but they do not in most areas of the city. of course some bikes can fit, but not a gazillion.
your comment about the 6 train and biking from up there to down there is very true tho.
*rob*
your geography isnt that good, tybur. It is called the Lexington line – not 4th avenue. Probably about 5 not six miles to 25th street. And no way are 5% of those people gonna ride a bike. 1% most in great weather.
And – what would it do to economics of the transit system if lost patronage?
But – that is the paradox in NYC — biking will almost always lower mass-transit usage and consequently reduce transit services…where as in other cities will reduce car usage.
“BUT… Where do you put your bike when you get to work? The city (and I mean the building owners and businesses) need to make bike parking available!”
I think there was a law passed recently that all office buildings above a certain size with a freight elevator have to provide indoor bike storage to employees.
http://cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/07/29/council-bill-requires-buildings-to-let-bikes-in/
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daveinbedstuy = douchebag on a blog
Rob — (1) Outside and (2) I’m sure there’s space on the ground floor or basement. It’s just not made available.
And generally, let’s forget about Brooklyn for a minute (mostly because most folks on here can’t fathom that there are A LOT of folks that don’t commute to Manhattan.)
Is everyone aware of the misery that is the 4th Avenue Subway Line? (4,5,6) What if 5% of the folks on that train line decided to commute by bike? If you live in East Harlem and work, say, on 25th or so… That about 6 miles. 6 very flat miles. There would be a *noticeable* improvement to the overcrowding of the subway. Everyone not biking (like DIBS) would be happier….
BUT… Where do you put your bike when you get to work? The city (and I mean the building owners and businesses) need to make bike parking available!