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New York City Ate My Bicycle
Streetsblog reader Stephen Kling submits the following:
September 25, 2007
How Do Bike Seizures Fit Into Bloomberg’s “Green Plan”
On Tuesday afternoon the Parks Dept. seized dozens of bikes parked at the Forest Hills train station
July 13, 2007
Report: New Parks Dept. Policy to Clip Locks and Seize Bikes
Just in case you thought all of the bike-related news today was good, a Streetsblog tipster in Queens reports that Parks and Recreation Dept. agents were clipping bike locks and seizing bicycles in Forest Hills, Queens yesterday. She was told by a city employee that the bike seizures are part of a new, citywide Parks Dept. policy. I have a call in to the Parks Department public information office to confirm this story and find out what's going on. Here is her letter to Streetsblog:
July 12, 2007
Biking [on the Wrong Side of the Road] is “Normal” [in London]
Emily Thornberry, Member of Parliament for Islington South and Finsbury in London and chairwoman of the all-party parliamentary cycling group, debunks 10 persistent myths about bicycle commuting in this op-ed for London's Guardian:
June 18, 2007
Londoners Take to the Streets — on Cycles
Via the blog of Stuart Hughes, a BBC journalist who lost part of his leg in Iraq while on assignment in 2003 and who is an avid cyclist, come a few interesting links regarding cycling in London. First, a BBC story on the skyrocketing popularity of biking both for recreation and commuting in London, a rise that has coincided with a decreasing injury and fatality rate for cyclists:
May 3, 2007
He’s on a Road to Nowhere: David Byrne’s Bicycle Stolen
Transportation Alternatives' Noah Budnick schmoozes with David Byrne prior to the Manhattan Borough President's "Manhattan on the Move" conference, October 2006.
April 16, 2007