It seems like everywhere I look on my commute there are new bike paths.

A friend who drives an ambulance in Queens says almost every major street is getting bike paths there.

Awesome job, maybe NYC will finally become bike friendly.

we really need them.

The motorists don't always realize they're there; and many either don't know how to share the road or perhaps a few even are angry about them being there at all. So it's gonna take time.

But you are right these are fantastic strides we're taking. The Mayor is to be commended but know that lots of hardworking agencies and volunteers make this happen too. Lots of voices and elbow grease went into these changes and will be needed for future lanes and so forth.

I urge cyclists of all ages and sizes etc to get involved....even a little help goes a long way.

To be completely honest, i dont think it was bloomberg's doing.
Janette Sadik-Khan has been pushing things at a rapid pace since being instated as DOT commissioner.
Sure, Bloomberg gets the benefits as well, but we didn't see things moving this way without her.

Plus, she rides a bike!

Who do you think appointed Iris Weinshall and Janette Sadik-Khan? If Bloomberg didn't like the direction DOT's been taking, no doubt, he'd tell 'em where to go.

Adrian Benepe, the Parks Commissioner, has also been excellent. All in all the Bloomberg Administration has probably added more bike friendly park space than any other in recent history.

It starts at the top boys, if the Mayor isn't on board, none of this happens.

I actually did send Ms. Sadik-Khan a thank you not through the DOT website.

The Mayor was absolutely one of the people pushing bike lanes.

Now if they'd make more of them with parking on the street side instead of curb side...

imagine how that could reduce doorings! Something to look forward to (fingers crossed)

Or at least non-lethal doorings!

I keep hoping for "the bike lane that makes a difference" on my commute. Alas, nothing yet. Only seen 3 blocks worth of new bike lanes that I use on my commute, 35th St. in Astoria. I only use that on my way home.

I'll give them props for what they've been doing, but I'll save my thank you letter until they fix the Queensboro Bridge bike access issues. UES and east midtown improvements are pretty high on the list for me too. The real clincher for my gushing thank you letter would be to quickly hook up a dedicated bike lane network linking the Queensboro Bridge to places such as:

• Central Park
• The west side greenway
• Union Square
• Manhattan/Brooklyn Bridges

Physically separated bike lanes might make me change my mind about bringing the family around by bike in the city.

I spent a day on Man. this past weekend and was pleasantly surprised at the numerous bike lanes available. Equally pleasant was the fact of when taking a lane no one harassed us. However it was on a weekend. The bike maps the city put out are great. Worked well for us.

We should also thank and support organizations like
Transportation Alternatives for their endless lobbying to have these changes implemented.

+1... big time.

TA (join, if you haven't already), Bloomberg, Weinshall & Khan definitely get thanks. There are definitely more lanes available now.

I hope the next step is ped/bike/driver education, signage and enforcement. The lanes are great, but the proper use of them is key.
Bikers have to use them when they are available and correctly (they are one way, people), cars & trucks have to stop parking in them, cabs have to stop using them to pick up and drop off passengers and pedistrians have to stop using them as an extra sidewalk or as a hangout while they're waiting for the light to change.

Absolutely - though these are design issues. They're starting to 'get it' - some of the newer ones are sandwiched between cars and curbs in the village and the separated with green striping on Broadway is great. Hopefully they'll continue to experiment and expand.

Absolutely !

There's a terrific new separated bike lane on Grand Street that runs from around Varick to Christie - then it sort of reverts to the old style painted lane and continues on to the East River. I believe it's the first East - West dedicated cycle track in Manhattan.

now it is a great time to bike to/from work with the nyc mta thinking of raising the subway fare another 23%!!!! boycott the mta...tell them to shove it.

Yup, some really cool design features on that one too. They're getting there...