all stories tagged "bike lanes"


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9 NYC Cyclist Deaths That Still Raise Questions
John Farley  |  February 14, 2012 4:00 AM | 6 Comments
As the City Council preps for a Wednesday hearing on the way the NYPD investigates traffic accidents, MetroFocus looked back at nine cyclists killed by cars over the past year.
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What Would Jane Jacobs Say?
Sam Lewis  |  September 16, 2011 6:00 AM | 4 Comments
To mark a new 50th anniversary edition of "The Death and Life of Great American Cities," MetroFocus looked at who's shaping NYC today through the lens of the late activist and writer.VIDEO
Kurt Boone has worked as a foot messenger for over 14 years, rushing throughout the city in all weather conditions, picking up and delivering these critical business documents. In Asphalt Warrior he tells his story as one of the fastest messengers in the city and his experiences in the now world-famous messenger culture,Photo Courtesy of John Sarsgard
Op-Ed: Why Bike Messengers Don’t Like Bike Lanes
Kurt Boone  |  August 25, 2011 5:56 PM | 11 Comments
In the last five years, the city has created several new bike lanes. But bike messenger Kurt Boone says the lanes don't work for cyclists on the clock.
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