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.
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
NYC plans to start largest bicycle sharing program
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In areas like Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens, where there are many flat wide streets, I can see this being sucessful if done right. But here in the Bronx where most of the wide streets carry the overhead els and like on Staten Island where the streets are hilly with blind curves, this street plan will not work.
The biggest hurdle is the parking in the outer boroughs, where the transit options are limited and the family life style involves transporting kids to their many social and sporting events by car. These families usually have more than one vehicle. Any plan that entails reducing one parking spot will be like extending an invitation to a death match! LOL!
Good luck with that!
The only benefit of no bike lane is that a biker can then be expected to "take the lane" which can be safer, at times, than squeezing into a often too small bike lane.
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