Penn Station to Columbia U on Bike?
05-05-05, 08:16 AM
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Penn Station to Columbia U on Bike?
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I'll be taking my bike on nj trans from Philly today. How long should I give myself to ride to Columbia from Penn Station? I go at the speed of the average messenger. Should I take amsterdam ave? Or is there a better route?
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I'll be taking my bike on nj trans from Philly today. How long should I give myself to ride to Columbia from Penn Station? I go at the speed of the average messenger. Should I take amsterdam ave? Or is there a better route?
Thanks!
05-05-05, 11:03 AM
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You might be better off taking Broadway and switching to Central Park West at 59th Street (at Columbus Circle). From there cut across on 110th. I would recommend this way even though it's a bit longer because you can safely run red lights on CPW since they're mostly T intersections with the bike lane on the top of the intersection. You also get the added bonus of watching pretty girls jog by 
Total trip is going to be in the 4 1/2mi range, give yourself 30-45mins just to be safe, traffic can be a pain and there are still several redlights i would recommend stopping at for safety.
Total trip is going to be in the 4 1/2mi range, give yourself 30-45mins just to be safe, traffic can be a pain and there are still several redlights i would recommend stopping at for safety.
05-05-05, 09:46 PM
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So broadway the wrong way for 30 or so blocks? or was that "not taking broadway" I would say, besides being annoying to everyone, riding the wrong way would slow you down.
west side path to 94 to riverside gets you to 116 or 120 with no traffic in the morning. Or 6th ave to 59 to cpw or use the park to 72 or 110.
west side path to 94 to riverside gets you to 116 or 120 with no traffic in the morning. Or 6th ave to 59 to cpw or use the park to 72 or 110.
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Uh... you do NOT want to take broadway going uptown since it's one way downtown.
My gf attended columbia U and we made a few trips from her house in brooklyn all the way up there. The safe way is to head west to the west side bike path then travel up to riverside, take that hill that goes out of the park, it leaves you right at the entrance of the main square at columbia on the west side of campus.
Or you can take the quick way and take central park west, you can run pretty much all the lights (as someone said) on the way up plus draft the cars. I think there are 2 small steep hills near the end. It leaves you on the east side of campus.
At messenger pace, give yourself 20-25 min. If you push around 20-25mph, you can make it in 15 min or so.
My gf attended columbia U and we made a few trips from her house in brooklyn all the way up there. The safe way is to head west to the west side bike path then travel up to riverside, take that hill that goes out of the park, it leaves you right at the entrance of the main square at columbia on the west side of campus.
Or you can take the quick way and take central park west, you can run pretty much all the lights (as someone said) on the way up plus draft the cars. I think there are 2 small steep hills near the end. It leaves you on the east side of campus.
At messenger pace, give yourself 20-25 min. If you push around 20-25mph, you can make it in 15 min or so.
05-05-05, 11:01 PM
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actually best is to head west from penn station to the west side greenway, take it all the way up to 119th st and columbia. simple, quick, safe and pretty.
05-06-05, 07:03 AM
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Uh... you do NOT want to take broadway going uptown since it's one way downtown.
05-06-05, 07:56 AM
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ubie for your heinous directions, you are dammed to riding on park avenue and stopping at all the lights, or wait yes pedestian hell on the west side BIKE path, to there you are DAMMED!
05-06-05, 08:08 AM
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ubie for your heinous directions, you are dammed to riding on park avenue and stopping at all the lights, or wait yes pedestian hell on the west side BIKE path, to there you are DAMMED!
NOOOOOOOO!!!!!! Anything but that! I'll be good, i promise!!! Can't i get arrested for walking my bike during CM or something instead? Please, no!!!!
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I say we make him ride UP broadway all the way to columbia as punishment...
05-06-05, 09:00 AM
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thanks for the advice people--riding in new york is fun! I'm definatly building a fixie for when I move up there.
