I just may have to dust off the ol' long board for this event. Or does someone have a bike I can borrow?
Emulating similar experiments in Paris, London, and Bogotá, Colombia, New York City will close off to traffic a 6.9-mile route from the Brooklyn Bridge to East 72nd Street on three consecutive Saturdays, giving New Yorkers to a chance to explore and enjoy “car-free recreation corridors” — well, for six hours a stretch, at least.[...]
The route will run from Lower Manhattan to East 72nd Street via Centre Street, Lafayette Street, Fourth Avenue and Park Avenue. Major crosstown routes — including Chambers, Canal, East Houston, 14th, 23rd and 59th Streets — will remain open to traffic. Buses that ride along the 6.9-mile route will be rerouted during the street closings — which have been scheduled for Aug. 9, 16, and 23, from 7 a.m. until 1 p.m.
I think it's about time the government aggressively explore ways to make this City more friendly for pedestrians and non-internal combustion engine operated modes of transportation such as bicycles, skateboards, roller blades, and for Ben and his new girl, tandem bikes.
The question is how do we do this without penalizing the working and lower-middle class who are responsible for transporting the goods and products that keeps everyone happy in this city? I know this is a complex issue, but I want a SOLUTION NOW! RIGHT NOW! AND WHERE ARE THOSE GODDAMN HOVERBOARDS?!?!
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