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“Maybe the Atlantic, Flatbush, 4th Ave mess can be next.”
– JP In response to "Bronx Hub Gets Smorgasbord of Ped-Bike-Transit Enhancements"
Special Feature
Manhattan Bridge Bike Path Mired for Years in Construction Bureaucracy
by Ben Fried
The Sands Street bike path, a physically protected approach to the Manhattan Bridge, has languished behind schedule for years, held up in the city's construction bureaucracy. The project serves as a prime illustration that livable streets hinge not just on DOT, but on other, more obscure city agencies as well. Continue reading »
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- NYC Bicycle Commuter, 7th Ave. @ 48th St.
- This guy stopped to ask the bus driver not to double park in th right hand traffic lane when the curb was empty. Based on the first few second of the interaction I witnessed, I was not too hopeful of success.
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From: bicyclesonly
October 3, 2008
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