Comments on: Big Start for Bike Month http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/05/08/big-start-for-bike-month/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:07:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Lily Bernheimer http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/05/08/big-start-for-bike-month/comment-page-1/#comment-67760 Lily Bernheimer Mon, 11 May 2009 22:23:59 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=6100#comment-67760 Spike: according to TA's newsletter, contruction on GWB means that the "Bridge's south sidewalk may be closed on weekdays and open on weekends through July 17th, 2009. The north sidewalk will be open when the south sidewalk is closed." See http://www.transalt.org/files/newsroom/streetbeat/2009/May/0507.html or check out Livable Streets NYC Bridge Wiki: http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/nyc-bridge-wiki/george-washington-bridge Spike: according to TA’s newsletter, contruction on GWB means that the “Bridge’s south sidewalk may be closed on weekdays and open on weekends through July 17th, 2009. The north sidewalk will be open when the south sidewalk is closed.” See http://www.transalt.org/files/newsroom/streetbeat/2009/May/0507.html or check out Livable Streets NYC Bridge Wiki: http://www.livablestreets.com/projects/nyc-bridge-wiki/george-washington-bridge

]]> By: Jordan Hare http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/05/08/big-start-for-bike-month/comment-page-1/#comment-67700 Jordan Hare Sun, 10 May 2009 13:26:20 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=6100#comment-67700 bike month is a great idea, but given the 50 miles/year buildup of new routes throughout the city, sights need to be set higher. there needs to be the idea of a Bike Year. a bicycle "month" implies that we are celebrating the current role of bicycles in the city's transit mix. this isn't really that appropriate given the push by NYCDOT for transformational change in terms of how the city reacts to bikes. This is true pie-in-the-sky. But imagine a year where the Mayor and many of his staff ride bicycles to work, where there are periodic openings/events, and where bicycle access/routes/logistics/parking is put at the forefront of every city-sponsored event. We need to think bigger on this. bike month is a great idea, but given the 50 miles/year buildup of new routes throughout the city, sights need to be set higher. there needs to be the idea of a Bike Year. a bicycle “month” implies that we are celebrating the current role of bicycles in the city’s transit mix. this isn’t really that appropriate given the push by NYCDOT for transformational change in terms of how the city reacts to bikes.

This is true pie-in-the-sky. But imagine a year where the Mayor and many of his staff ride bicycles to work, where there are periodic openings/events, and where bicycle access/routes/logistics/parking is put at the forefront of every city-sponsored event.

We need to think bigger on this.

]]> By: spike http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/05/08/big-start-for-bike-month/comment-page-1/#comment-67683 spike Sat, 09 May 2009 18:22:58 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=6100#comment-67683 Does anyone know why the south side bike path of the GWB has been closed so much lately? They don't seem to be working on the bridge. Is this just terror-scare bullshit? Does anyone know who we can complain to? The north side of the bridge bike path is just plan dangerous with all those sets of stairs. Does anyone know why the south side bike path of the GWB has been closed so much lately? They don’t seem to be working on the bridge. Is this just terror-scare bullshit? Does anyone know who we can complain to? The north side of the bridge bike path is just plan dangerous with all those sets of stairs.

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