Biking beautiful in NYC: A photo essay
The glasses, the bike, the outfit, the face. Love it all. (Seen on the Upper West Side.) (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
New York City 2012
The stories below are from a trip to New York City taken by Jonathan Maus to attend the NACTO Designing Cities Conference in 2012. He ended up extending the trip to wait out Hurricane Sandy, which provided a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to document life after the storm by bike.
The art of riding in New York City
Art infuses the bicycling experience in New York City. (From our 2012 visit)
Riding along with Molly Fair, a first-time Manhattan bike commuter
Molly Fair (right), was a bit unsure of what her first bike commute into Manhattan would have in store. (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Mark Gorton and the ‘American streets renaissance’
Livable streets activist Mark Gorton stands near the protected bike lane on Columbus Ave., just a few blocks from his home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Tales from a post-Sandy bus commute
Huge lines formed for subway replacement buses, while bike traffic streamed by.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Commuting in the Manhattan blackout
New York bike commuters dared dark streets while biking the blackout in Lower Manhattan.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
While Sandy recovery continues, signs of hope on two wheels
East Village residents happily hop onto a free bike-powered charging station provided by activist group Times Up.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
People on Bikes: Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) Welcome to the latest installment of People on Bikes. Our last one showed the fantastic people riding into Brooklyn via the Manhattan Bridge. That was before Sandy came to town. In the spirit of reminding the world that biking is alive and thriving here in New York City, I now present … Read more
Biking and walking rule in a city sans subway
While the subway tracks sat empty, the path on the Queensboro Bridge was at capacity this morning.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Surveying the damage and the darkness in Lower Manhattan
Church St., Lower Manhattan(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Biking Brooklyn after Sandy
Bushwick resident Avery Brooks rides past piles of bricks that fell of a building near Kent Ave. in Williamsburg. (Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) After last night’s dramatic storm, New Yorkers woke up this morning to see what Sandy had left behind. She made a mess. A big mess.
Big city commissioners talk politics of transportation reform
Commissioners on stage for, Raising the Bar: Building political capital to implement key design initiatives.(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland) What is the latest thinking on transportation politics and perspectives in America’s largest cities? How do transportation department chiefs view bicycling and transit? On Friday, the top transportation officials from Chicago, New York City, Boston, San Francisco … Read more