Driver Sues Family of Deceased Cyclist

Yes, indeed, you read that correctly. Bicycling magazine has a column and AP ran a story in which a serial drunk driver is suing the parents of the boy he killed three years ago in Connecticut.

I don't even know where to begin with this one. Why don't you just give at least a glance at the links and see what you think...

Yes, this is New York City

While it may seem difficult to believe, this photo was taken in Manhattan last week during my morning bike commute to work. Beyond the mighty Hudson River to the west are the palisades of New Jersey. Just a little to the right is the New York State line, so those red and brown tree leaves are almost in the Empire State. Not a bad sight to see on the way to work in the nation's most populous city, eh? I took this with my camera phone on a bike path near the Cloisters and Fort Tryon Park in the northernmost tip of the island. The leaves are now all brown or fallen on the ground. Locals say they've never seen the leaves turn so late in the year. Last year seems like they were all brown by early October. Hmmm...

NYC plans to start largest bicycle sharing program

Maybe this plan - reported by The NY Times - will force the city to do even more about making it safe to ride on its streets. Many other big cities in the US are doing so much more according to yesterday's story Expansion of Bike Lanes in City Brings Backlash, which also details the small but vocal opposition to anything that appears to hinder sacred car traffic. Hopefully they will do more lanes like the ones they've created on 1st and 2nd and 9th avenues. The image at right is of 9th avenue from the Times.