We, the people signing this petition, urge the Department of Transportation to build protected bicycle lanes on the streets of the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Protected bike lanes corral cyclists into a designated area, which makes their cycling behavior more predictable. The result is safer streets for bicyclists, pedestrians, and car drivers. Additionally, as cycling becomes safer, more people will cycle. As more people cycle, cycling becomes safer. It is a virtuous circle, where cars and bicyclists learn to slow down, follow the rules, and respect one another and pedestrians.
We, the people signing this petition, urge the Department of Transportation to build protected bicycle lanes on the streets of the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Protected bike lanes corral cyclists into a designated area, which makes their cycling behavior more predictable. The result is safer streets for bicyclists, pedestrians, and car drivers. Additionally, as cycling becomes safer, more people will cycle. As more people cycle, cycling becomes safer. It is a virtuous circle, where cars and bicyclists learn to slow down, follow the rules, and respect one another and pedestrians.
Goal: To urge the Department of Transportation of the City of New York to build protected bicycle lanes on the streets of the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
Why: Protected bike lanes corral cyclists into a designated area, which makes their cycling behavior more predictable. The result is safer streets for bicyclists, pedestrians, and car drivers.
Learn more about the The Upper West Side Streets Renaissance Campaignat www.uwssr.com
We signed the "Protected Bicycle Lanes on the Upper West Side" petition!
# 256:
10:51 pm PDT, Jul 27,Patrick Martone, New York
amsterdam ave needs a bike lane !
# 255:
7:37 pm PDT, Jul 9,Ken Coughlin, New York
We need to make the streets of the Upper West Side truly democratic places that are safe for all users. Protected lanes will encourage more people to take up cycling and will force drivers to slow down and acknowledge other users.
# 254:
1:07 pm PDT, Jul 1,Peter Hill, New York
# 253:
11:34 am PDT, Jul 1,Jared Stein, New York
I commute by bike roughly 12 miles a day, every day of the year. While I've been extremely impressed by the progress that has been made in terms of safer streets, there is still more to be done. Quite simply, having physically separated bike lanes would literally save both lives and limbs. In addition, I believe the prohibition against cars that park/idle in the bike lanes should be more strictly enforced. I believe I'm more likely to get a ticket for riding on a bicycle on a sidewalk than if I were to idle a car in a bike lane; yet the latter poses a much greater threat to neighborhood safety. Please install protected bike lanes, which would truly benefit the entire community.
# 252:
12:43 pm PDT, Jun 10,Edward Hampton, New York
Biking is good for the environment and good for public health. Reclaiming the streets from polluting, noisy and dangerous motor vehicles is the way of the future. Embrace progress!
# 251:
7:12 pm PDT, May 18,Name not displayed, New York
# 250:
1:00 pm PDT, May 4,Mark Sladkus, New York
We need to encourage more people to bicycle. What better way than to make it safer and easier for them. Plus, it increases safety for those on the sidewalks. Bring protected bike lanes to our neighborhood!
# 249:
7:05 am PDT, Apr 29,Nora Donnelly, New York
# 248:
7:50 pm PDT, Apr 14,Carolyn Jacobs, New York
# 247:
8:39 pm PDT, Apr 13,Name not displayed, Alaska
# 246:
2:18 pm PDT, Apr 13,Margaret Neuer, New York
I understand the need to accommodate delivery and service trucks. Also, for everyone's safety, I would suggest rule/enforcement of several items: For cars: turn signals, blocking intersections, yield to pedestrians. For bicycles: lights at night (esp. delivery bikes), turn signals (can't we at least try and teach these?), yield to pedestrians. Although it may be out of scope, let me also put a plug in for traffic-free Central Park.
# 245:
8:56 am PDT, Apr 11,Heidi Merris, New York
# 244:
10:50 am PDT, Apr 10,Dan Rittenhouse, New York
# 243:
1:16 pm PDT, Apr 8,Name not displayed, New York
# 242:
12:59 pm PDT, Apr 8,Robert McDiarmid, New York
# 241:
8:50 am PDT, Apr 1,Arthur Hayes, New York
With safer cycling facilities I will ride with my family--please help bring a protected bike lane to the UWS
# 240:
5:30 pm PDT, Mar 25,Claudia Tapia Guerrero, Mexico
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# 239:
4:34 pm PDT, Mar 20,Eddy Berzak, New York
I'm a bike-rider because I prefer to commute on the ground-surface (subway), save energy and pollution (of cars) for a better and more healthy environment!
Please make it safe and easy for me and others to ride this beautiful Upper West side neighborhood which could be greener and even more pleasant if more people would ride bikes instead of cars.
# 238:
6:12 am PDT, Mar 19,Tila Duhaime, New York
New Yorkers of all stripes deserve protected bike lanes, and as an Upper West Sider, I want to see them here as soon as possible. Painted bike lanes are simply not sufficient to curb dangerous driver behavior or encourage law-abiding cycling among those brave enough to ride in current traffic conditions. Many more people would ride, and ride more predictably, in protected bicycle lanes that are safe, designed for bike traffic, and remind other vehicles that bikes are entitled to take a lane.
# 237:
8:14 am PDT, Mar 17,Scott Baker, New York
# 236:
7:16 am PDT, Mar 16,Rena Grosser, New York
# 235:
8:26 am PDT, Mar 14,Danielle Rabinowitz, New York
# 234:
4:20 pm PDT, Mar 13,Daniel Berkowsky, New York
# 233:
3:59 pm PDT, Mar 13,Michael Robot, Illinois
# 232:
2:38 pm PDT, Mar 13,Ashley Cunliffe, New York
# 231:
1:12 pm PDT, Mar 11,Alex Pollex, New York
Somehow the UWS seems to lag behind most other neighborhoods when it comes to bike lanes. And as someone who has been doored often enough, a protected bike lane would be deluxe.
# 230:
7:15 am PDT, Mar 11,Leah Kanter, New York
# 229:
6:02 am PDT, Mar 11,Name not displayed, New York
# 228:
2:28 pm PDT, Mar 9,Grazyna Drabik, New York
Hurrah to the wheel power!
# 227:
1:38 pm PDT, Mar 9,Maggie Clarke, New York
I would go all the way up the west side to Inwood. We need a Dyckman St protected greenway to connect the northern termini of the Hudson greenway to the Harlem greenway. Dyckman St is a nightmare for bikes. Doubleparking is horrific, and we have a proposal
http://www.geography.hunter.cuny.edu/~mclarke/DyckmanGreenwayHandout-2-4-08.pdf
that Community Board 12 asked for NYC DOT to evaluate.
# 226:
10:19 am PDT, Mar 9,Beth Gelfond, New York
# 225:
7:58 pm PST, Mar 5,David Berlin, New York
Most recent census reports that the number of children living in the Upper West side has doubled within the past decade. We need safe routes for them to bicycle.
# 224:
9:39 pm PST, Mar 4,Dennis Cast, Oklahoma
More bike lanes may save lives?
# 223:
12:16 am PST, Mar 4,Mary F. Dunham, China
Making cycling safer is one of the best ways to decrease noxious emissions and make mobility safer for all street users.
# 222:
1:54 pm PST, Feb 26,Peter Meitzler, New York
# 221:
5:37 am PST, Feb 21,Lynda Harding, United Kingdom
# 220:
3:51 pm PST, Feb 19,Renna Khuner-Haber, New York
# 219:
2:08 pm PST, Feb 19,Lisa Sacks, New York
# 218:
1:30 pm PST, Feb 19,Cheryl Cook, New York
# 217:
3:26 pm PST, Feb 18,Tara Maurice, New York
I have been riding religiously since for the past year to reduce my carbon footprint. I ride on the west side bike path and rely on the bike paths to get around.
# 216:
11:17 am PST, Feb 18,Name not displayed, New York
As an upper West Sider for many decades, and as an active bicycle rider, I would love for the city to create more protected bike lanes on the crowded streets of my neighborhood.
# 215:
11:07 am PST, Feb 18,Paul Gertner, New York
# 214:
10:30 am PST, Feb 18,Name not displayed, New York
# 213:
5:25 am PST, Feb 18,Janna Elphinstone, New York
# 212:
5:08 am PST, Feb 18,Name not displayed, New York
My wife and I commute to work every day on our bikes and would greatly appreciate the added safety of a protected bike lane. The one on lower 9th Ave (part of my daily ride) is a real treat that should be extended to other parts of the city.
# 211:
6:39 pm PST, Feb 17,Adi Segal, New York
# 210:
4:18 pm PST, Feb 17,Lisa Sanetra, New York
# 209:
1:39 pm PST, Feb 17,Sarah Eisenstein, Maryland
# 208:
12:48 pm PST, Feb 17,Name not displayed, New York
# 207:
9:45 am PST, Feb 17,Name not displayed, New York
As a bicycle commuter living on the UWS, I am keenly aware of how we need safe passageways for those living a green existence. And away from the erratic, speeding motorized vehicles. Help me do that! Thank you. pc
# 206:
8:11 am PST, Feb 17,Name not displayed, New York
# 205:
7:29 am PST, Feb 17,Sara Mears, New York
I am a strong advocate of walking, scootering, and bicycling as a healthful and sustainable modes of transportation and believe our city should be doing everything possible to support and encourage these activities.
# 204:
1:50 pm PST, Feb 16,Gregory Jordan-Detamore, Pennsylvania
