The glasses, the bike, the outfit, the face. Love it all. (Seen on the Upper West Side.)
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(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
New York City 2012
Welcome to coverage of BikePortland’s visit to New York City. Publisher Jonathan Maus will attend the 2012 Designing Cities Conference hosted by the National Association of City and Transportation Officials (NACTO). In addition to the conference, he’ll report on NYC’s policymakers, activists, bike culture and projects.
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The art of riding in New York City
Art infuses the bicycling experience
in New York City.
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in New York City.
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As you might have noticed, there were many things I liked about riding through the streets of New York.
While their bike-specific infrastructure is nothing to ignore, one aspect of the New York City bicycling experience that might get easily overlooked by engineers and planners is its interestingness. Maybe it was just because I love public art. Or perhaps it was simply because I was a tourist with fresh eyes. Either way, I couldn’t help but notice all the paintings, murals and other interesting art as I rode around.
Riding along with Molly Fair, a first-time bike commuter in New York
Molly Fair (right), was a bit unsure of what her first
bike commute into Manhattan would have in store.
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bike commute into Manhattan would have in store.
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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.
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(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Tales from a post-Sandy bus commute
Huge lines formed for subway replacement buses, while bike traffic streamed by.
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(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Commuting in the Manhattan blackout
New York bike commuters dared dark streets while biking the blackout in Lower Manhattan.
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(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.
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(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
People on Bikes: Williamsburg Bridge, Manhattan
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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 a post-Sandy People on Bikes.
Coverage from New York City
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This morning I sat on a park bench in the middle of Delancey Street watching people stream down the Williamsburg Bridge into Manhattan. I saw an amazing cross-section of New Yorkers. Many of them looked like seasoned bike riders, but many others looked like perhaps they had just grabbed whatever two-wheeled vehicle they could find just to get into work (the subway is still not running in Lower Manhattan and bus service is spotty).
What stands out for me as I look through the entire set is that these folks have style. They look good! (#47 is one of my favorites). And there’s really no one in “bike clothes” — and thankfully, not one neon yellow jacket!
Have a look…
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)
(Photos © J. Maus/BikePortland)
Surveying the damage and the darkness in Lower Manhattan
Church St., Lower Manhattan
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(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)
(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)
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 and Philadelphia shared a stage for a panel discussion at the final event of the National Association of City Transportation Officials’ (NACTO) Designing Cities conference.