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doodle77 t1_ivz2ssq wrote

No, they painted a curb extension/pedestrian zone but haven't put in the flex-posts or the truffle paint yet.

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trainmaster611 t1_ivz57cz wrote

Yeah the crews that put down white paint are completely different than the crews that put down all the other stuff. Their schedules aren't perfectly aligned so there's usually a short gap in completing the work.

Here's an example of the finished product.

https://maps.app.goo.gl/2Ty9cbiDHVhpjerSA

Also this thread is a perfect example of people thinking they're smarter than they actually are.

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CraftyFoxeYT t1_ivzb9le wrote

I love these road islands that are popping up, makes large roads less daunting to cross

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colorsnumberswords t1_ivzixpw wrote

https://www.npr.org/2022/08/25/1119110757/traffic-deaths-car-accident-hoboken-new-jersey-vision-zero

Hoboken has 0 ped deaths after daylighting intersections

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drecklia t1_iw2wwxl wrote

I wish NYC also blocked cars from parking in corners

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tommybres t1_ivzouii wrote

It's also the worst place on planet earth to own a car, and it's hard to have pedestrian deaths with an average driving speed of 3.8mph. Not arguing for which side is worth it, but I can say it's not without a cost. Before the anti-car crew jumps down my throat, I don't own a car thank you.

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imalittlefrenchpress t1_iw08t6f wrote

When I moved back to Brooklyn for a few months after having moved to San Diego, I parked my car in Fort Hamilton (I was a military dependent) and left it there until I drove back to San Diego.

I didn’t have a driver’s license until I was 26, and I was so used to taking public transportation and walking in the city that I just went right back to that.

Someone might not get killed by getting hit by a car at low speed, but no one wants to get hit by a car, even if it’s going slowly. That shit would hurt.

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tommybres t1_iw0z814 wrote

I appreciate that, and like I said I'm not arguing for which is right (though I was down voted as if I was)... Hoboken is 1.97 square miles and is miserable to own a car, NYC is 302 square miles, but people think anything they do that works is something we should take on. Hoboken has a population of 59,000 people, NYC has 8.5M. Pretty much the same, ah yes you guys have found the secret. I'm the dumb one. Or this stat just fits your agenda. Reddit is so dumb

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PyramidClub t1_ivzyhfv wrote

I love how Crescent Street is the perfect example of all driving situations, good and bad.

I just wish they'd put the big concrete barriers back in -- seeing all those cars stuck on top of them always made my day.

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D14DFF0B t1_iw079k1 wrote

In a real city, we'd pour concrete for the island rather than just painting.

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-wnr- t1_ivz5e3x wrote

Bingo. This happened with the curb extension outside my building too and eventually they got around to putting in the stuff to make clear that the box is for pedestrians. That said, the crosswalk should've made it obvious and the red pickup driver is being a massive tool.

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NO63foryou t1_ivz6fky wrote

probably a cop that lives in LI..

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___pa___ t1_ivzk7z4 wrote

Parked so he can get in a few games of candy crush.

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beer_nyc t1_iw576ru wrote

probably not based on where the truck is parked

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specialcommenter t1_iw0fgki wrote

I think at this point, most people are becoming cops for self protection. In NYC I notice people who have no business being a cop.

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DirtySkell t1_iw2n0np wrote

The NYPD is losing some of their best and most proactive these days to retirement and other states/agencies.

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freeradicalx t1_ivzlp4x wrote

This is like when you're unpacking a box and you're only halfway done when your cat decides it's the perfect place for her to sit. And your cat is a big red pickup truck.

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blankblank t1_iw2o7l0 wrote

“If I fits, I sits” is the motto of cats and people looking for parking

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RAXIZZ t1_ivzncp9 wrote

Yes. It's illegal for a driver to cross a double white line. Obviously drivers don't care about the law and will park anywhere they can physically get to, but this is clearly not a legal parking space.

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huebomont t1_ivz8gsr wrote

That said, they did in effect paint a parking spot. It's crazy that there can be weeks-long gaps between milling, paving, painting lines, painting colors, and adding in flex posts and stuff. Absolutely terrible project management and they don't care to improve.

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ChipsAndLime t1_ivzgeen wrote

You’re right about the poor project management, but for context, the DOT is severely understaffed, partly due to the return to office mandate that made many employees quit.

So it’s amazing that they get anything done at all these days.

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huebomont t1_iw19gtw wrote

they didn’t do this well when they were well staffed

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ionexp t1_iw1dk5n wrote

Its been like this for weeks now. They’ve got to be able to better coordinate the teams to finish this off.

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tommybres t1_ivzp678 wrote

Everyone saying WE WANT TO GET BACK TO NORMAL... Employers go back to normal, workers quit. Hilarious, you love to see it

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burnshimself t1_ivzn7n8 wrote

Lol some people in this city will find a reason to complain about anything

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huebomont t1_iw19d2z wrote

yeah some people will complain about our incredibly unsafe streets and complete lack of desire to make them safer, how absolutely weird!

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hagamablabla t1_iw1giuj wrote

These are pedestrian zones? I see a bunch of them along 5th Ave in Brooklyn and every one of them is a de facto parking spot.

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v_rose23 t1_ivzbj7y wrote

So that’s what that is!!!! There’s on at the intersection of worth and church streets and this gray car parks in the middle of the crosswalk half the time

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nicwolff OP t1_iw1gs1s wrote

I'm sure you're right – but it's been like this for weeks and there are cars parked there every single day. There's one there right now. And they don't get ticketed. So... it's a parking spot.

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Red__dead t1_ivzc67u wrote

If there's anything that signifies low IQ and deep insecurity, it's these ridiculous pick-up trucks driving around Manhattan.

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kimbolll t1_iw0mphy wrote

Could you be any more pretentious?

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Bring_dem t1_iw18gz5 wrote

Should have italicized the “be” for that Chandler Bing effect.

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kultigsptrizigfrisch t1_iw0b4n8 wrote

Or, you know, someone may actually need that car to be a pickup car?

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hannibalbaracka t1_iw0egsb wrote

Only 35% of truck owners use their truck to tow something more than once a year. My bet is that this is even lower when it comes to people in NYC. The odds are highly unlikely that this person actually needs this.

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gcoba218 t1_iw0qarp wrote

Source on that statistic? Does that apply nationwide or in NYC specifically? I would guess that statistic is not valid for NYC. If this is indeed a construction worker or something (which it is more likely than not in NYC), how silly do you feel for shitting on someone for what they drive and judging a book by it’s cover? I thought being kind and open minded is a virtue here?

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hannibalbaracka t1_iw0qj9l wrote

I mean, in this case the person is literally parked int the sidewalk, which is unacceptable no matter whether you really need a pickup truck or not.

Só i feel totally okay for shitting on them

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gcoba218 t1_iw0wreo wrote

That is just an excuse for your previous statement and bringing negative judgment on people that you do not know

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hannibalbaracka t1_iw12v5h wrote

Yes, I negatively judge criminals

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kimbolll t1_iw1hcq7 wrote

Thank the lord for hannibalbaracka addressing the crime in this city! /s

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nexert233 t1_iwrl489 wrote

I was reviewing some of my comments from the last week and noticed that I got downvoted for my comment saying that this was a dumb move for painting like they did. Anyway, gcoba218, I like your response here. It's crazy how many people started getting downvoted on this thread.

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PonticPilot t1_iw53n75 wrote

Found this:

> According to Edwards’ data, 75 percent of truck owners use their truck for towing one time a year or less (meaning, never). Nearly 70 percent of truck owners go off-road one time a year or less. And a full 35 percent of truck owners use their truck for hauling—putting something in the bed, its ostensible raison d’être—once a year or less.

https://www.thedrive.com/news/26907/you-dont-need-a-full-size-pickup-truck-you-need-a-cowboy-costume

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thumpas t1_iw104ej wrote

Honest question, why is towing the metric not using the bed?

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kultigsptrizigfrisch t1_iw0fsxs wrote

My point is that NYC is overall more pragmatic when it comes to cars, since the subway is almost universally more convenient. So I’d argue that chances someone actually owns a pickup cause the need it over just wanting showing off is higher in the city. Not saying it’s 100%.

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hannibalbaracka t1_iw0g01d wrote

I actually kinda think the opposite. NYC has an almost universally convenient subway option, and yet almost 50% of NYers still have cars. Clearly there are many people who don't need cars but they use them anyway.

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_iw0q8sl wrote

“Universally” = still over 50% of the city land mass is a hell of a long walk from any station while the city focus on 2nd Ave so rich people have choices on which line.

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hannibalbaracka t1_iw0qtge wrote

Land mass seems a weird statistic to use here, why wouldn’t you use population?

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_iw0rxyx wrote

Because it’s intentionally created inequality that some areas can only be inhabited by people with cars, and others only with people who mass transit.

Then people like you fake outrage to disguise disgust when these two populations interact in any way.

Same outrage when someone uses a car to leave the city for the weekend vs sticking to transit accessible locations.

No need to mask what’s really going on here. Segregation exists, and anytime someone crosses those norms, some on this subreddit go nuts.

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hannibalbaracka t1_iw0shw0 wrote

Okay, but it doesn’t matter if 50% of the land mass is far from transit if only 25% of people like there. The actual solution you care about is giving those 25% better access, not land that has no people access

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pixel_of_moral_decay t1_iw0v6ac wrote

You’re right. Let’s just ignore the whole segregation in 2022 thing because it makes you look like an asshole.

It also substantially contributes to the lack of housing.

So now you look like an asshole 2X over for doubling down on your shitty take.

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hannibalbaracka t1_iw0y7sh wrote

? I agree that combatting subway deserts and increasing access is important! I just think we should judge access based on population and not land mass

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kultigsptrizigfrisch t1_iw0g8xu wrote

Well, that’s also true. This will probably remain an unsolved douche mystery, then.

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beer_nyc t1_iw57dav wrote

> NYC has an almost universally convenient subway option

this just isn't the case for plenty of people with cars, which is why they choose to own cars

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_hello_____ t1_iw0s0n1 wrote

Hey hey hey we don’t like to think of drivers as people in this sub. How dare you make sense!

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Warpedme t1_iw0qa8t wrote

I never use my pickup for towing but I sure as shit use it to carry building supplies on the roof rack, a couple rolling toolboxes in the bed and whatever large job site tools I need for that day in the bed.

With that said. I unload at a building for the day and then go pay a garage to guard my pickup because it cost more than most high end luxury cars and absolutely sucks to park anywhere in the borroughs.

I disagree with your assumption that more pickup owners in NYC don't use their truck for work and would actively argue it's the opposite. Most vehicle owners in NYC tend to own smaller vehicles that are MUCH easier park. It's extremely uncommon to see a pickup in NYC without a rack on top for ladders and stuff. It's actually why they stand out so much

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RIPAdmiralAkbar t1_iw0x94h wrote

Geez how much was the truck?

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Warpedme t1_iw0y0vb wrote

96k new before I added the $7k roof rack, ~$500 work lights and ~$500 cameras (so I can see both sides and back even when it's fully loaded and have video evidence in case of theft). It's very much a work truck registered to and paid for by my business.

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kimbolll t1_iw1hspr wrote

What’s your issue with pick up trucks? It’s a car, and a practical one at that. This sub acts like pick up trucks are military vehicles, or something.

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876General t1_iw0su6l wrote

You just did a bunch of bs math to fit your opinion

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Tiny11231 t1_iw12snh wrote

DOT Employee here- that’s a unfinished pedestrian safety area.

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bklyn1977 t1_iw1gfyh wrote

I love when Reddit is angry at something they are incorrect about.

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nicwolff OP t1_iw1gzhd wrote

Until they finish it – or start ticketing the cars that are parked there every day and night – it's a parking spot.

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Beneloilo t1_ivz007n wrote

It was probably an intern

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mox44ah t1_ivz4i3j wrote

Darin from Kramerica Industries.

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Chaminade64 t1_ivzdg2b wrote

The guy who was the crew chief most likely lives in that building and drives a big ass red pickup.

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brockisawesome t1_iw37na9 wrote

hah i'm not even mad at mr red truck for this one

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hvc801 t1_iw0npr7 wrote

I wouldn't park my $80k truck there, ever.

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mikki1time t1_iw18gu1 wrote

Someone probably paid for it

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grandzu t1_iw2u7y8 wrote

It's not done yet.

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bottom t1_ivz2o3o wrote

I also never ever make a misteak at work.

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eekamuse t1_ivz74ay wrote

Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.

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Testing123xyz t1_ivzi2oi wrote

Even if I see that space open I doubt I want to put my car in the middle of a crosswalk now that I know it’s curb extension to help pedestrian cross that is not completed it just crazy that they can’t even be bothered to paint it properly and pedestrians have to cross around a parked car

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Darkstool t1_iw14do2 wrote

I know right, that dude in a wheelchair needs to get safely to the other side so he can attempt to maneuver around a rubble field of E-scooters and bikes.

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drnunz t1_iw24s3x wrote

Hard earned tax money going to good use on dumbass yes men! Can’t think for them selves!

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nexert233 t1_iwrk21i wrote

I just red this. I like this response. I kind of commented saying it was a dumb thing to do and suddenly people started downvoting. Sometimes people on this sub are so weird.

Anyway, I agree with your comment!

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SoohillSud t1_ivz1rzb wrote

Department of Trial and Error.

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islands8 t1_ivzppeh wrote

Nothing that some birdseed cant solve :)

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pizzagangster1 t1_ivzaybm wrote

An accurate representation of the government in nyc

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mrwillzone t1_ivzme8d wrote

and the sign says "NYPD parking only"

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nexert233 t1_ivz23y9 wrote

Great photo! Dumb person... Common sense would have easily allowed them to figure out what they were doing was wrong. Oh well. Time to get another 5 people out so they can fix the paint mistake.

Edit: WTF, why are people downvoting me? What did I say to offend people. All I wrote was the people who painted the street need to fix their mistake. I stand by the fact that it's a great photo. Sometimes people on here are so sensitive (and I don't even know what they are sensitive to).

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SheepherderFew3844 t1_iw01yfe wrote

So they gave back 1/2 a spot and have taken thousands of others

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ratheismhater t1_iw0fizz wrote

Pony up for a garage like an adult and stop whining like a child that you're not getting free things you're hardly even entitiled to.

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SheepherderFew3844 t1_iw0hpt2 wrote

Ok electric scooter jag off . Parking isn’t free in the city moron. Shows u never could afford a car so that’s why u love bike lanes

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ratheismhater t1_iw0pbrs wrote

I have a bike and an SUV that, again, I pay for a garage for like an adult instead of whining how they're taking street space from the poor, poor car owners.

WON'T SOMEONE THINK OF THE CAR OWNERS? Fuck the pedestrians getting across safely, it's just my, MY metal cage that matters.

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ratheismhater t1_iw14wle wrote

Only since I'm finding this amusing, my car and bikes:

  • Mercx Mourenx 69, 2016ish

  • Diamondback Haanjo Comp, 2017

  • Fuji SST 3.0, 2012

  • Trek Top Fuel 7, 2021

  • BMW X3 M40i, 2019

So fuck on out of here with your bullshit. The best you can do is make up insults about me to make yourself feel better, which... Who gives a fuck if someone rides an ebike? You're just showing how much of a twat you are.

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[deleted] t1_iw18kto wrote

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ratheismhater t1_iw1c9cm wrote

When I get my car back from getting it serviced I'll write "'Please [I need some] dick' -SheepherderFew3844" on the hood with a whiteboard marker and I'll DM it to you. Or I can post it on the /r/nyc sub, your choice

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clamkit t1_iw0l45p wrote

My dude, there are approx 3 million on-street spaces in the city and more than 95% of those are free.

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D14DFF0B t1_iw07c8z wrote

Ban cars

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chug84 t1_iw0s5tj wrote

You sound like an autistic parrot saying the same thing in every thread that has to do with cars.

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1600hazenstreet t1_ivz1z6k wrote

No one was fired for this mistake.

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nyrangers30 t1_ivz8r7k wrote

Why should anyone be fired for a mistake? Unless the same person makes the same mistake over and over, there’s no reason to fire them.

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papolito718 t1_ivzmrfv wrote

This is what happens when they put bike lanes everywhere

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TeamMisha t1_ivzn6z9 wrote

Have you looked with your own two eyes at a bike lane in Manhattan. Even in this pic, if you look just a little bit, the bike lane is behind the parking lane. So tell me how the bike lane takes away parking lol the parking is literally still there

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papolito718 t1_ivznlme wrote

Yes how can I miss the bike lanes when they’re on every god darn block ? The parking shouldn’t be in the middle of the street period , it suppose to be next to the curb .

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Jacob6493 t1_ivzpxcf wrote

And cities aren't supposed to be for cars.

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papolito718 t1_ivzq6j1 wrote

So how would we get our goods ?? How would someone get to the hospital in an emergency? Oh let me guess your going to put it on your back riding your bike right?? This is dumbest statement anybody could ever say lol no common sense whatsoever

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Alskdj56 t1_ivzqsxd wrote

Commercial vehicles, delivery vans and ambulances aren't cars you dunce.

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[deleted] t1_ivzv7vb wrote

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TeamMisha t1_iw02dfs wrote

You ought to delete the last part of that sentence. NYC existed long before cars, in fact bikes were here first, along with a myriad of street trolleys and other non-car transportation, so it's silly to argue that the streets 'belong' to cars specifically

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papolito718 t1_iw06hf2 wrote

I said “cars were here before YOU came here from YOUR corny ass town in Idaho” … reading is fundamental

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ncotter t1_iw085o1 wrote

no you actually said "form your corny ass town".

Spelling is fundamental

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papolito718 t1_iw0dt0a wrote

Lol that’s how you know I shut ya the hell up , when u gotta result to specific grammar

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ncotter t1_iw0gu1x wrote

that was literally the first time I commented lol. whatever you need to tell urself! :)

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Darkstool t1_iw14rpo wrote

Bring back the horse carriage!!!! And the horse shit! And the dead horses! RABBLE!

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Darkstool t1_iw14mno wrote

And do it in 20 degree ice and snow. . Wait till a good heavy snow hits and see how well all these bike friendly adaptations work out.

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TeamMisha t1_iw01t0j wrote

It's not in the middle? I'm confused what your issue is here, most of the protected bike lane treatments did not eliminate parking. If having your car an extra maybe 6 feet from the curb is making you this tight I don't know what to tell you lol

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papolito718 t1_iw06363 wrote

It absolutely did eliminate parking are you blind ?? You don’t see at the end of each parking lane cars can’t park there for turning lanes and bikes ?? It’s also messing up Traffic with the parking taking up a lane in the middle of the road

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Darkstool t1_iw154tg wrote

The parking is indeed less, and the narrow lanes are a joy for large vehicles. Oh I cant wait for the snow to snarl up these now tiny lanes with one stuck bus.

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TeamMisha t1_iw50b1t wrote

I have never seen that happen, do you have news stories about such an occurrence? Usually DOT will maybe shrink a lane by 1 foot at most, with the minimum at 10 foot lanes which is still plenty wide given a car is around 6.5 feet wide and standard unit trucks (SU-30) being around 8.5 feet. 1 extra foot would do nothing so I'm not sure the issue you describe has been realized but if you have some pictures that'd be great

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Darkstool t1_iw5gv7g wrote

I drive a truck, a garbage one to be exact. I dont need news articles to see and sit in the 20 to 30 extra minutes of traffic because we no longer have 2 lanes in each direction to maneuver around double parked cars and trucks. And with so little space A single driver attempting to park can lock up the only available lane for driving.
The cascade of slowdown from that single event can ruin everyone's evening/morning commute.
There is no longer space for delivery trucks to park and unload, they literally block the entire lane of traffic on these re-imagined roads.
Bronxdale ave in the bronx is an example of how to fuck up a road so 15 people a day can bike around.

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