Month: December 2013

Biking in Astoria

Thank you, Mayor Bloomberg and Janette Sadik-Khan!

For spending $650 million of your own money while making this city a better place. I’ve lived here 12 years. So it’s hard for me to imagine this city without your rich cranky benevolence. And particular thanks for appointing Janette Sadik-Khan. We’ll miss both of you, but her moreso! Muchas Gracias!

Cycling vs Cars

In New York (and most of America) all you have to say after your kill a bicyclist is, “I didn’t see him (or her)!” That’s it. You go home. No ticket. No crime. I guess you have to file a claim to get your car fixed. The Economist looks at hypotheticals in the Netherlands: •…
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