it's been a wet commute in and out this week.

more pedestrians and cyclists have been killed this past week while they had the right of way bc drivers ran over them. the driving culture here is awful. really awful. the congestion is so terrible it seems like the drivers just lose it and speed anywhere even when they are going 20-50 feet. it's really ridiculous.

seriously. this happens multiple times everyday during my super short 25 min commute in and 25 min commute back.

apparently cycling is up between 300-800% depending on borough in NYC since the 90s. but the infrastructure is no where near close to help people transit predictably. (except 2 boroughs, the bronx where it is up ~19% and staten island where it is up ~9%)

the UES just finally got approved to install crosstown lanes. even tho woody allen and some other anti-bike people oppose it stubbornly. more and more people are riding bikes and it's the city's duty to protect people. bike lanes have the added affect of traffic calming - so this is very good for pedestrians as well.