Doug Gordon
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The Bike Share Criticism Challenge
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Cross-posted from Brooklyn Spoke If you follow me on Twitter, you may have seen a few of my rather straightforward tweets in which I repeat some of the main criticisms of bike-share offered by NIMBYs as they fight tooth and nail to move Citi Bike stations from their blocks. These tweets are typically followed by pictures […]
Worried About Cars Killing People? Eric Ulrich Says “Get a Life”
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Re-posted from Brooklyn Spoke. On June 2, New York City Council Member Eric Ulrich, the same guy who had the bright idea to introduce a new licensing system for bicyclists, tweeted his own “random observ” about bike lanes: Interestingly, this tweet no longer shows up in his history. He may have felt the need to […]
“Don’t Be a Jerk” — The Wrong Message at the Wrong Time
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This week, the New York City Department of Transportation began promoting its online (and thankfully multilingual) “Bike Smart Pledge,” asking cyclists to yield to pedestrians, stop at red lights and stop signs, ride in the direction of traffic, stay off the sidewalk, and have the proper lighting when riding at night. This will soon be […]
The Spaghetti-on-the-Wall Strategy
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Cross-posted from Brooklyn Spoke I’m not one for conspiracy theories. 9/11 was not an inside job, Oswald acted alone, the Moon landing was real, and Elvis is still dead. When it comes to all of the bike lane hate that seems to be spewing forth from various corners of this city, and Brooklyn in particular, […]
At CB6 Meeting, PPW Foes Take Stand Against Waving and Smiling
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This dispatch from last night’s meeting of Brooklyn Community Board 6 comes to us from reader Doug Gordon. You can follow Doug at his blog, Brooklyn Spoke. Despite broad public support and studies demonstrating the benefits of the redesigned Prospect Park West, there remains one group who would rather ignore the facts: the so-called “Neighbors […]