Comments on: Council District 20: Who Will Replace the Mercurial John Liu? http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/09/council-district-20-who-will-replace-the-mercurial-john-liu/ Covering the New York City Streets Renaissance Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:17:00 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Mike http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/09/council-district-20-who-will-replace-the-mercurial-john-liu/comment-page-1/#comment-115851 Mike Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:58:35 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=43771#comment-115851 Kaja, you're misinfomed. Bikes are allowed 24/7 and in all cars. Kaja, you're misinfomed. Bikes are allowed 24/7 and in all cars.

]]> By: Moser http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/09/council-district-20-who-will-replace-the-mercurial-john-liu/comment-page-1/#comment-115831 Moser Wed, 09 Sep 2009 23:53:33 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=43771#comment-115831 Someone has given you hearsay as "theory." Here are the guidelines: http://www.mta.info/bike/ Someone has given you hearsay as "theory." Here are the guidelines:

http://www.mta.info/bike/

]]> By: Kaja http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/09/council-district-20-who-will-replace-the-mercurial-john-liu/comment-page-1/#comment-115751 Kaja Wed, 09 Sep 2009 21:12:49 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=43771#comment-115751 > Bike access to subways isn't restricted now. In theory you're not allowed to do it during rush hours (which aren't defined in the MTA regs that I can tell), or anywhere but the first or last cars. I've never seen this enforced but knowing my luck they'll start with me. > Bike access to subways isn't restricted now.

In theory you're not allowed to do it during rush hours (which aren't defined in the MTA regs that I can tell), or anywhere but the first or last cars. I've never seen this enforced but knowing my luck they'll start with me.

]]> By: Felix http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/09/council-district-20-who-will-replace-the-mercurial-john-liu/comment-page-1/#comment-115731 Felix Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:48:20 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=43771#comment-115731 The Greens are way ahead of the Democrats on these issues. Had New Yorkers given a few more protest votes to Nader, McCourt, Aronowitz and others in this state, Chou would likely be a bigger force in this race. The Greens are way ahead of the Democrats on these issues. Had New Yorkers given a few more protest votes to Nader, McCourt, Aronowitz and others in this state, Chou would likely be a bigger force in this race.

]]> By: Moser http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/09/council-district-20-who-will-replace-the-mercurial-john-liu/comment-page-1/#comment-115691 Moser Wed, 09 Sep 2009 20:09:12 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=43771#comment-115691 Bike access to subways isn't restricted now. Bike access to subways isn't restricted now.

]]> By: Niccolo Machiavelli http://www.streetsblog.org/2009/09/09/council-district-20-who-will-replace-the-mercurial-john-liu/comment-page-1/#comment-115611 Niccolo Machiavelli Wed, 09 Sep 2009 18:31:27 +0000 http://www.streetsblog.org/?p=43771#comment-115611 There are a lot of reasons why this race is important. Flushing is the second transportation center in Queens, close after Jamaica. It has enormously valuable population density, growing more dense by the minute. Also, it is the home field of the Velodrome in Kissena Park and there are many working class cyclists in this neighborhood that bring their transportation traditions with them from the home country. There is no location in NYC that has greater Transportation Oriented Devlopment potential (TODpot). The LIRR has a busy stop there and it is the terminus of the Number 7 train destined for further growth under Bloomberg. Those factors, and several I have not bothered to name, should have merited more attention from the New Urbanist/Livable streets advocates. I'm for Wu, he is more into pushing the TOD envelope, unsure why he didn't answer the TA questionnaire. There are a lot of reasons why this race is important. Flushing is the second transportation center in Queens, close after Jamaica. It has enormously valuable population density, growing more dense by the minute. Also, it is the home field of the Velodrome in Kissena Park and there are many working class cyclists in this neighborhood that bring their transportation traditions with them from the home country. There is no location in NYC that has greater Transportation Oriented Devlopment potential (TODpot). The LIRR has a busy stop there and it is the terminus of the Number 7 train destined for further growth under Bloomberg. Those factors, and several I have not bothered to name, should have merited more attention from the New Urbanist/Livable streets advocates. I'm for Wu, he is more into pushing the TOD envelope, unsure why he didn't answer the TA questionnaire.

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