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The New York City Bike Lane Backlash is Completely Irrational

By Aaron Naparstek | Published: March 9, 2011
We’re approaching a new level of anti-bike mania in New York City. Sentiment is so totally divorced from reality, not even the New Yorker’s vaunted fact-checking apparatus can rein in the mistruths and idiocies. Exhibit A: John Cassidy’s “Battle of the Bike Lanes.” Here, Cassidy has done us the great favor of producing what may [...]
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What’s Really Behind New York City’s Bike Lane Backlash?

By Aaron Naparstek | Published: March 8, 2011
If you haven’t visited New York City in a few years, you might be surprised at how much the city’s streets have changed. In Times Square, a five block stretch of Broadway is now a pedestrian-only zone packed with people lounging at tables in the middle of what was once a gridlocked street. Public plazas [...]
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