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Comment on Picture of the Week: Park your bike in a car by warero

warero — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 16:27:19 +0000

Reblogged this on Javmode.

Comment on Throw paint on the pavement and hope for the best by Peter Sipes

Peter Sipes — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 05:34:48 +0000

They’ve got a solution for this in Montreal.

Bike lanes have a full height curb between the bike lane and the normal car lane, both of which are separate (thankfully) from the sidewalk.

But I suppose paint is cheaper.

Comment on Fort Collins report shows dangers of ignoring cycling laws by Angelwaits

Angelwaits — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 22:34:47 +0000

I thought the law said rider should Walk bike in cross walk and in other ways act like a pedestrian to get pedestrian’s legal protections.
My guess is that a positive contribution to cyclers’ safety is the belief: “Watch out, some of them are out to get you” which is stronger version of “might get you by accident.” A little paranoia can be useful.

Comment on Throw paint on the pavement and hope for the best by Liam

Liam — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 21:41:37 +0000

“But I honestly can’t blame these people for doing such stupid things.”

Sure you can.

Comment on Detroit’s People Mover: seizing the opportunity to correct a mistake by Is Detroit actually doing something about blight and crime?? - Michigan (MI) - Page 3 - City-Data Forum

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Comment on The “Best Place” is no place at all by Beeker

Beeker — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 16:33:51 +0000

of course they’re not perfect, neither is the city – note I didn’t claim perfection for either of these places. But to suggest that one of the assets of the suburbs is that you can bicycle to a strip mall to meet all your retail/dining needs seems terribly disingenuous. This isn’t any different than people who heap generous accolades on the city or new urbanist development as if *those* places are without flaw. Obvioiusly, this isn’t about one place being inherently devoid of any qualities and the other being entirely flawless.

it’s also fairly naive to say strip malls even MEET all our needs anymore. the strip mall of 50 years ago may have had a butcher, cleaners, drug store, bank, etc. but they’re incredibly fragemented in todays market….unless you’re looking to get your nails done, it seems nail salons are the most common staple of the strip mall.

as for restaurants, perhaps you read more into my post than intended. the slight wasn’t necessarily the quality of the restaurant (though, strip malls are often characterized by their generic chain eateries), but rather the character of the place itself. the “charm” of a strip mall restaurant often includes drop ceilings and “outdoor seating” overlooking 5 acres of parking. agian… if that’s quality ambience to you, then we’re soooooo different. and despite my lack of explicit knowledge of Nicole’s travel habits, I highly doubt she ever bicycles to any of these places for dinner or drinks. How do I know that?? I don’t… but odds are heavily in my favor, to deny that is willful ignorance.

you bike to Target, congratulations. You’re the exception that proves the rule… that rule being any suburban strip mall I’ve ever been to has many more cars than bicycles. many more parking spaces than bike racks. in fact, as I noted, I’ve never seen a bicycle in a bike rack – if one exists – at any one of these places. again, I’m going to assume that if I asked any one of the folks who drove to Target why they liked shopping there, they’d include “plenty of parking” well before “I can bike here!”

Comment on What we’re dealing with here is a complete lack of respect for the law by capt subway

capt subway — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:59:31 +0000

There’s no enforcement in NYC. The NYPD couldn’t give a s–t about stuff like this.

Comment on The “Best Place” is no place at all by capt subway

capt subway — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:55:11 +0000

I’ve lived in New York City (actually in Forest Hills in the borough of Queens- 20 minutes from midtown on the subway) all my life. Now I know that puts me on a lot of people’s s–t list. But – WTF do you do in a place like this to pass the time: go to the mall, watch the grass grow?
Certainly Forest Hills Gardens here in Queens would be a far better candidate. It’s a garden community designed as a whole at the turn of the last century, you can walk to absolutely everything: every type of store, restaurant, theater – a car is wholly unnecessary – and you’re 20 minutes from midtown Manhattan on a subway or commuter railroad train. How do you beat that?
Oh, and did I mention: we have trees, grass, and you can have a backyard if you like.

Comment on The “Best Place” is no place at all by endüstriyel mutfak

endüstriyel mutfak — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 10:42:07 +0000

They still have neighborhoods with sidewalks and driveways with kids riding their bikes and folks firing up the grill

Comment on Mythbusting the MTA Fare Hike by Stella

Stella — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 20:15:09 +0000

this is an excellent article–i posted it on my facebook page. people don’t think about how we as transit riders keep getting pinched for more money and yet we are not asking the people who insist on DRIVING in a city with an extensive mass transit system to fork over more for the PRIVILEGE of driving here.

i can’t tell you how many people i know who own and drive cars in the 5 boroughs who absolutely do not need to. let’s collect some revenue from those people!