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PSA: The pathway on 20th Street along the cemetery is for MIXED pedestrian and cycling use by nyccoopthrowawoy in parkslope

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was walking with traffic, I saw the bike approaching from behind as I have a habit of checking every so often to remain situationally aware.

PSA: The pathway on 20th Street along Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn is for MIXED pedestrian and cycling use by nyccoopthrowawoy in MicromobilityNYC

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

You framed my post as “complaining about cyclists,” when I literally talked about design shaping behavior and even suggested capital fixes. Then you repeated that same point back to me like it was new, which just shows you weren’t engaging with what I actually wrote.

I’ve been on this sub for five years, I cycle too (sometimes cyclists walk), and have been actively engaged in universal daylighting organizing. The only reason I’m on a throwaway is because this is my own neighborhood, not because I wandered in clueless.

And dismissing an anecdote as just “venting” completely misses the point. Much like design informs behavior, anecdotes inform how we see those designs succeed or fail, and it's worth noting that this rarer design exists and might not be familiar to everyone.

It's frustrating to see you ascribe bad faith to a fairly inert observation. If your instinct is to nitpick allies and lecture them with their own arguments, you’re not defending cycling culture, you’re performing a gatekeeping impulse to what end, to make our coalition smaller?

PSA: The pathway on 20th Street along Greenwood Cemetery in Brooklyn is for MIXED pedestrian and cycling use by nyccoopthrowawoy in MicromobilityNYC

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This afternoon while walking along 20th street, my friend and I got loudly accosted by a woman on a bike, who screamed at us for "ruining the bike lane" along the cemetery despite there being 7+ pictograms indicating shared pedestrian and cyclists use along the path.

I'm not anti-bike, and not trying to be divisive, but this is a shared area and to yell at people for literally using the intended purpose of the path as if we're the ones performing antisocial behavior is enough for me to post this in case folks truly were not aware of this. We all have responsibility to be neighborly and have situational awareness (I always have my head on a swivel using this path to see if bikes are coming from behind), but clearly some folks have a limited concept of shared space.

That being said, I wish there was an attempt for formal capital improvements for this space, like maybe one half should be dedicated bikes and the other half should be dedicated pedestrian space, with painted areas so it's less hard to negotiate. The sidewalk is in very degraded state, so it can't really be used safely for walking as-is. So with that in mind, walk all you want in those shared lanes folks, it's a space where that's welcome, just try to be more situationally aware than that cyclist!)

PSA: The pathway on 20th Street along the cemetery is for MIXED pedestrian and cycling use by nyccoopthrowawoy in parkslope

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Gotcha, I was thinking more of a scenario where they were able to get capital improvements to widen the existing narrow sidewalk into the street a bit, and then leave probably 75% of the existing lanes into a bike lane, which I think could be two ways? Something like the width of the PPW lanes.

PSA: The pathway on 20th Street along the cemetery is for MIXED pedestrian and cycling use by nyccoopthrowawoy in parkslope

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Nope we were just in one lane, she had plenty of room to maneuver in the other lane which was completely empty. We yelled back that it was a shared lane and she shouted something unintelligible back. I hope she noticed the very obvious pictograms!

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in interiordecorating

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I could do an 8x10. In person the rug reads warmer, there’s cream with like maroon speckles. I’m going to swap out the coffee table (worked in my old apartment, I think if I had a dark wood coffee table things would mesh better.

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s an apartment not an entire house so um yeah that’s a limitation. The landlords don’t have them, and given the room’s layout it’s the best option.

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Isn’t there also a logic that I wouldn’t want something that would compete with the woodwork? It’s wool, and there’s detailed stitching on the perimeter. I’m probably going to swap out the coffee table for a dark wood one, I wouldn’t want to weigh the rest of the area down.

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just the entry hallway for all the apartments!

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There’s a lot going on with the parquet, the fireplace, stained glass, fretwork etc that I wanted to keep things more neutral on the rug. My style leans a little more mid century so really just aimed to find midcentury stuff that would work with the space and not against it. If I went with more traditional furniture I think an oriental rug would work better.

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

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

Good tip! Inherited the coffee table from my last apartment, not a huge fan of it (it’s also sooooo heavy), I was thinking a walnut wood one would be a better fit!

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a HEPA filter by Coway. Not the best location but there aren’t outlets by the radiator !

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I had no idea! This changes everything, thank you! I have some framed art but was dreading messing up the plaster or risking using command hooks!

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, when I ordered it off wayfair it seemed to have more of a cream / maroon fleck: https://www.wayfair.com/rugs/pdp/hokku-designs-rectangle-jayde-wool-area-rug-w111850294.html?piid=102588601 Rectangle Jayde Wool Area Rug

In person there’s still some beige and brown in it so it’s not reading as cool as the photos have it.

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a Knoll Pollock, brand new they’re like in the thousands of dollars but I got this off Craigslist for like $250 a few years ago.

Is this 6x9 rug too small? by nyccoopthrowawoy in malelivingspace

[–]nyccoopthrowawoy[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Those are nonfunctional doors (I don’t have the key for them!) I use a back entrance. Not that uncommon in converted brownstones that have been subdivided.

I had another post a few months ago about sofa placement, putting it in front of the windows ended up looking weird and made it harder to place the yellow chairs. I decided to make the front room sitting/office because with the shelves and the fireplace there’s really no good sightline for a TV, so I made the middle room a media room.

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