Yep, that's me with the black fixie with the top tube protector.

Interestingly, Chris X (perpetual NYC mayoral candidate) claims that it owuld be more cost-effecient to just make mass transit free, i.e. the moeny collected from riders is less than the amount necessary to supply metro cards, metro card vending machines, turnstiles, turnstile upkeep, etc. I haven't seen the numbers, but it's definitely an interesting idea I'd like to explore further.

Incidentally, any undecided NYC cyclists should check out Chris' website for his platform. I love his platfrom and I'm going to vote for him. He's very bicycle-friendly.

http://mayorbrodeur.org/