Year: 2012

Biking in Astoria

Bike Share?

Is this the future? I hope so. But I’m no longer holding my breath. From the Brooklyn Navy Yard:

Astoria Bookshop! Woo Hoo!

Coming soon… an honest to God real bookstore in Astoria. Shocking, I know. But true!

Change to Broadway (Manhattan) Bike Lane

Seems like a good idea, at least on this stretch of road. Even though there’s nothing like a separated bike lane, what good is it if you can’t use it? Though seems like a two-way bike path might do a better job of keeping pedestrians off.

MTA Recovery Map

And here’s the MTA map as of Nov 1. Brooklyn and Queens and Northern Manhattan are now connected again via Jamaica/Sutphin Blvd!

Biking in the City

There’s a good suggestion I heard to bike of the Triboro Bridge into Manhattan. It’s little used by pedestrians. What I don’t get is how come when the bridge turns into a parking lot for cars, all the moving traffic (bike and peds) get’s crammed into one lane and the most efficient way of moving…
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Support Bike Parking at Queens Kickshaw

Our fucking local community board (#1) sucks ass. The latest stupidity (just the latest) is denying a request from Queens Kickshaw (40-17 Broadway) to provide bike parking in front of their store. Bike parking is more parking. Since our community board cares more about parking than the community (see the massive failure to vote for…
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How to ship a bike for (relatively) cheap

Not that you asked, but still might be useful to some. www.shipbikes.com. $100. I’ve never tried them. Here’s a useful summary.

No Plaza

In a sham of a meeting — where the speaker somehow ignored the fact the 3/4 of the people present supported the plaza — the community board voted 25-7 against the plaza. The business owners of 30th Ave have spoken. Now I’m just waiting to see am ambulance go down Newtown Ave… it’s never happened…
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Support the Newtown Ave Pedestria Plaza!

First sign this petition. That was easy. But even more important, go to the community board meeting/vote tomorrow, September 11, 2012, at Astoria Manor. 7pm. 25-22 Astoria Blvd.

Cycling in the Netherlands, 1950s

Not much of a plot, but a lot of nice shot great bikes (eg: the petrol man at 2:44) and people enjoying them.