Inside the PPW Bike Lane Hearing
This week a lawsuit was filed against the city for the Prospect Park West bike lane, so Community Board 6’s public hearing on the lane last night was bound to be a showdown. And indeed, the John Jay auditorium was full as bike lane supporters and detractors took the mic to reiterate familiar arguments. You…
This week a lawsuit was filed against the city for the Prospect Park West bike lane, so Community Board 6’s public hearing on the lane last night was bound to be a showdown. And indeed, the John Jay auditorium was full as bike lane supporters and detractors took the mic to reiterate familiar arguments. You can read more details here, here and here; we captured some of it on tape for your viewing enjoyment. Above is the president of Seniors for Safety, a group involved with suing the city. Click through to hear from a bike lane supporter and another bicyclist who calls for across-the-board increased safety measures on city streets.
“Most Park Slopers DON’T have trouble with the bike lane. Just a vocal minority.”
yeah – i misspoke. i find it hard to believe ANYONE has trouble. it’s really not difficult. if you see a bike coming pause for ONE SECOND and let them pass. i really don’t understand what the big deal is.
if you’re so old that you can’t figure that out, i really don’t know what to tell you. perhaps you shouldn’t be living in a densely populated urban environment with lots of different kinds of people.
Most Park Slopers DON’T have trouble with the bike lane. Just a vocal minority.
Wow, someone used harsh language? Get the paint and rollers, this bike lane is hurting the gentile sensibilities of the upper class.
And surprise surprise, the opponents were outnumbered four to one.
By the way, didn’t any of the NiBBLers speak? There’s really no mention of them in the papers. They’re focusing on their lawsuit I suppose. Why be part of the community process when you can just get your own way through the courts.
i find it REALLY hard to believe that Park Slopers have this much trouble with a stupid bike lane.
I’ve lived on a road with a two-way bike lane for over a year and no one gives a shit.
Once again – bored rich people jealous that money isn’t being spent on them.
Get a life – seriously.
Oohlala — So, folks breaking the law (horns and double-parking) is a reason to modify a roadway?! How about ticketing these people?
By the way, it’s perfectly legal to “stand” in front of a fire hydrant during daylight hours. You simply need to attend you car so you can move if there is a fire.
Oh, and the “emergency vehicles can’t get by” is TOTAL BULLSHIT. Yes, TOTAL BULLSHIT. I won’t even get into the details of why it’s total bullshit because it should be clear to any slightly rational human being why it’s so.
(p.s., I am in no way defending that cyclist. He’s a douchebag and deserves a stick in his spokes. But don’t try to make him into a representative of all people on bicycles… I could just as easily make the Access-A-Ride and Dollar Van drivers the representative of all drivers in NYC.)
@oohlala
I’ve said all those expletives before, so I have a pretty good idea how long they take to spout.
Either this biker was not going that fast or didn’t say what you claim, either way, your story sounds like a load of, how do you say, b***sh** 😉
I wish I could have made it last nite. just yesterday, as I attempted to cross the street (I had the walk signal) a biker came barrelling down PPW. I said hey, slow down, you’re supposed to stop. with that I was called an F*****g B**** and an ugly C**T. I laughed because he was so angry and defensive and he was the one breaking the law. I hope they see/hear things like this. Maybe they should send someone, during rush hours and when schools are let out. Let them observe how bad it really is (horns, emergency vehicles cant get by, cars double parked, in front of fire hydrants, etc).
this bike lane topic still gots loads of milk so let’s milk the heck out of it again today. I predict another 100 posts