Respect Bike Lanes—Clear the Path

Written by admin on October 20, 2010. Posted in Opinion and Column

New survey shows more than 1,700 abuses in three days By Scott M. Stringer For anyone who spends time on the streets of Manhattan, the congestion in our bike lanes has become a familiar sight: Cars and buses block the lanes for minutes at a time, sometimes longer. When motorists open their doors without checking
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SURVEY: BIKE LANES BLOCKED

Written by admin on October 13, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit, Notes From the Neighborhood west side spirit

By Dan Rivoli Borough President Scott Stringer released a survey confirming what many New York City bicyclists already know: bicycle lanes are routinely misused and cluttered with cars. Stringer’s office staked out 11 bicycle lanes in Manhattan, including the Columbus Avenue bike lane at West 94th Street, over a three-day period during morning and evening
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Survey: Cars, Pedestrians Clutter Bike Lanes

Written by admin on October 8, 2010. Posted in Blog

By Dan Rivoli Borough President Scott Stringer released a survey confirming what many New York City bicyclists already know: bicycle lanes are routinely misused and cluttered with cars
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Tougher Enforcement

Written by admin on September 8, 2010. Posted in Opinion and Column

To the Editor: This “law be damned” attitude by bikers (“Dismount Signs Ignored, Taken Down in Riverside Park,” Sept. 2) is the result of a long period of time when Park Dept. staff stood idly by (check Central Park, for example) while miscreant cyclists thumbed their noses at the rules. Result? Ambulances in our parks.
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New Amsterdam Is Not Amsterdam

Written by admin on June 30, 2010. Posted in Opinion and Column

Time to rethink our bike-centric approach to mass transit By Daniel Meltzer This will not endear me to many of you reading this, and it will undoubtedly cause some trouble with a few friends, but I feel I need to say something about bikes. Bicyclists, and the biker lobby, are the new self-proclaimed environmentally friendly
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With Star Power, Protected Bike Lane Wins Board Approval

Written by admin on June 9, 2010. Posted in News & Features West Side Spirit

By Dan Rivoli Community Board 7 backed the Department of Transportation’s plan to install protected bicycle lanes on a mile stretch of Columbus Avenue after a contentious three-hour debate
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