A series of neighborhoods dangles along the banks of the East River like a cedille from Astoria Park to the Williamsburg Bridge. They include Astoria and Long Island City in Queens and Greenpoint and Williamsburg in Brooklyn. There may be more cyclists, per capita, in this corridor--in which I happen to live--than in any other part of New York City. In fact, I doubt many American urban neighborhoods outside of Portland (and, perhaps, Seattle) can rival the concentratration of bicycles and cyclists found here.
So I guess I shouldn't have been surprised to see this near the Long Island City (Queens) side of the Pulaski Bridge.
The first time I saw it, I wondered what all of those bicycles were doing in a bus kiosk. Then I saw the sign.
On the block before it, there is a row of bike racks that's almost always full.
The bike at the front makes me wonder just how good an idea unsecured open-air bike parking facilities actually are. On one hand, I'm glad to have dedicated bike-parking spaces. On the other, I can't help but to think that maybe they're targets for bike thieves and cannibals.
Maybe I'm just too accustomed to locking to parking meters and such--or not parking my bike and not doing business with stores that don't allow me to bring my bike in.
Anyway, I got in a quick ride after work the other day. At times like that, I'm thankful for Daylight Savings time, and Tosca likes rhe photo ops available on the Greenpoint (Brooklyn) side of the bridge:
So I guess I shouldn't have been surprised to see this near the Long Island City (Queens) side of the Pulaski Bridge.
The first time I saw it, I wondered what all of those bicycles were doing in a bus kiosk. Then I saw the sign.
On the block before it, there is a row of bike racks that's almost always full.
The bike at the front makes me wonder just how good an idea unsecured open-air bike parking facilities actually are. On one hand, I'm glad to have dedicated bike-parking spaces. On the other, I can't help but to think that maybe they're targets for bike thieves and cannibals.
Maybe I'm just too accustomed to locking to parking meters and such--or not parking my bike and not doing business with stores that don't allow me to bring my bike in.
Anyway, I got in a quick ride after work the other day. At times like that, I'm thankful for Daylight Savings time, and Tosca likes rhe photo ops available on the Greenpoint (Brooklyn) side of the bridge:
In all honesty, it kicks a$&@ over most of Seattle. Portland, OTOH, has propaganda on its side since I go there a lot less...
ReplyDeleteSteve--Interesting. I tend to think of New York as being behind cities like Portland, Seattle and even Boston when it comes to making cycling a viable alternative for commuting and other kinds of transportation. Then again, I've never been to Portland or Seattle.
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