Comments on: On TV Tonight…

By: bc

bc — Thu, 21 May 2009 19:07:00 +0000

I missed last night's broadcast and google isn't coming up with anything, what's the story with Miguel, is it as ridiculous as it sounds?

By: gecko

gecko — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:54:05 +0000

NYC DoT Commissioner Sadik-Khan on PBS's "Road to the Future" was great as always describing how she's helping to create a very positive transportation future and some of the magic required to navigate the mindboggling diversity of opinions, individuals, and petty self-interest obsessions in this very difficult city.

By: Think_twice

Think_twice — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:31:05 +0000

When "Road to the Future" looked back at NYC's transit history, I thought that it would have been interesting to see what pre-automobile transit was like in Denver using archival footage and photos. Or for that matter Houston, Atlanta, Los Angeles, St. Louis aka St. Louie.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:54:05 +0000

Aaron was right about Kris! Streetsblog does it again!

By: Geck

Geck — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:30:22 +0000

If you missed Road to the Future, you can watch it on line at the link above.

By: J. Mork

J. Mork — Thu, 21 May 2009 02:17:39 +0000

I missed Blueprint...but it looks like it's on again at 1 am on (early) Friday morning on ch. 13 in New York.

By: Eric McClure

Eric McClure — Wed, 20 May 2009 21:32:20 +0000

flatbush & oscarfrye,

You guys need to get out in your neighborhood, in that case, and make some noise. Start a petition, visit your Council members, nag DOT. Community Board 6 is no great shakes when it comes to progressive transportation policy (case in point, last week's vote seeking to delay the PPW bike lane), but CB7 makes them look like the Copenhagen City Council.

By: Glenn

Glenn — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:40:18 +0000

Ah, so many double standards, so little time to enforce them all

By: Kaja

Kaja — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:22:45 +0000

I yelled at a cop on the sidewalk on Montague Street this morning. As he approached: "Officer, if I were doing that *points at his bike*, would you ticket me?"

(He gave me a filthy look and didn't stop or respond.)

By: flatbush

flatbush — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:17:21 +0000

Would cops have arrested a dad riding on the sidewalk with his kid on Prospect Park West? Just seems a bit extreme.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 20 May 2009 20:11:46 +0000

I bet the sidewalk was 95% void of pedestrians when he was arrested. Gigantic sidewalks like in front of the Atlantic Center seem like a waste of space when bikes aren't allowed. Needless to say, biking on Atlantic Avenue is not a safe option.

By: oscarfrye

oscarfrye — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:58:44 +0000

You bring up a great point, flatbush, regarding the differences on either side of the park regarding bike lanes, etc..... Pretty sickening IMO

By: flatbush

flatbush — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:52:24 +0000

The streets around the parade grounds and the tennis center are not safe for biking at all. No bike lanes, cars that speed to and from and around Park Circle...it's a death trap for cyclists. During the week, the sidewalks are generally deserted! I know it's technically illegal to ride on the sidewalk, but couldn't the cops use some discretion? If he was riding on the sidewalk on a busy Saturday, maybe I could understand citing him or giving him a ticket. (Arresting? A bit extreme, no?)

Amazing that they are putting a bike lane on Prospect Park West, adding bike lanes all over the Slope, but the poorer side of the park has few approaches for bikes and about zero bike lanes. No wonder someone would ride on the sidewalk!

By: Eric McClure

Eric McClure — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:39:32 +0000

Fox News airs at 10 p.m.

And while Miguel Padro was rotting in a cell for riding his bike on the sidewalk, the guy who ran his SUV (allegedly at 60 MPH, according to one eyewitness) into a pedestrian on 8th Avenue left the scene without a summons.

No justice, no peace.

By: Andy Trafford

Andy Trafford — Wed, 20 May 2009 19:28:46 +0000

I wonder if Miguel was arrested by these guys? http://www.flickr.com/photos/depechetraff/3548946280/