And besides, it's not as if roads never get improved upon or changed after they are opened. The DOT is constantly adding or moving lanes, adding lights, changing traffic direction of some streets, etc. Why hold pedestrian space to a different standard, then?

The new space is great and will only get better as time goes on.

Most commuters were befuddled and didn't know if they should seek the sidewalk or not. Saw another person with a smile on his face mouth "This is great" to himself as he came upon this new park in midtown.

But seriously, the utility is limited unless there is an uptown cycle track installed on 6th Ave . . .

Reporters are essentially the same personality type as politicians. They only say what they think people want to hear, and like many politicians they've trained themselves to believe that this is a war between the "Manhattan elite" and the "salt of the earth driver".

Worth noting that after the more-or-less failed experiment between 42nd and 35th with putting the bike lane in between the sidewalk and the plaza space, DOT has learned from its mistake and is now putting the plaza space next to the sidewalk, with the bike lane next to the plaza.

I think I have posted this here before, but I was interviewed twice on camera about Summer Streets last year. Both times after the interview was over, reporter and I continued chatting and the reporters moaned about how events like Summer Streets are gonna make it so much harder for them to get around to cover stories. I mean true crybaby kind of stuff here....

This morning it was Sukanya Krishnan—co-anchor on PIX Morning News—who said that "it's good for tourists, but the rest of us have to deal with it". Speak for yourself sweetie.

Another one from a while back is CBS News's infamous Steve Bartelstein, who's reaction to the Mayor's Congestion Pricing plan was act like his cancer was going to return, shave his head, and start zapping his neighbors with lasers again.

Plus, I got to see Clarence.