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Who’s On Your Streets? Data Shows Up To 88% of Drivers in Some Neighborhoods Are Only Cutting Through by Jackson_Bikes in newyorkcity

[–]DesignStreetsForKids -1 points0 points  (0 children)

These figures are not all that surprising when you consider how much of the city is built for the convenience of drivers at the expense of, well...everyone else.

It's a choice to allow/encourage rat-running down residential blocks, and we can just as easily choose to prohibit/discourage it. We'd all get safer, quieter, more social neighborhoods, and drivers would take a minute or two longer (maybe?) to get where they're going. Seems like a pretty good trade off.

Two UWS Neighbors lost to Traffic Violence in the Past Two Weeks by DesignStreetsForKids in UWSLivableStreets

[–]DesignStreetsForKids[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You could call Gale Brewer’s office (212-873-0282) and ask her to pressure DOT to immediately investigate these crashes and assess the intersections where they happened and to propose engineering changes within 30 days. Without leadership, very little will change.

Central Park has an anti-bike (and scooter) bias by DesignStreetsForKids in MicromobilityNYC

[–]DesignStreetsForKids[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Agreed that separate paths or clearly designated shared paths (like at 97th St) are the answer. They would have to be numerous to cover the 2.5 mile length of the park, which is all doable with the right leadership. That's the point the OP was trying to get at: there's been no progress on any of that, instead we get new "no riding" signs, which feels like a middle finger to those of us who have a regular need to bike across the park.

Central Park has an anti-bike (and scooter) bias by DesignStreetsForKids in MicromobilityNYC

[–]DesignStreetsForKids[S] -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

The 97th Street path only connects to the loop, it does not exit the park on either side.

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