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SolitaryMarmot t1_j2234jw wrote

Bike lanes are excellent we need more and we need to widen the ones we have. As long as it's above 20 degrees or so I commute from Rego Park to Midtown on an eBike. The bike lanes and Queens get quite crowded 8-9 months out of the year. But once you get into Manhattan the bike lanes are JAMMED. Just absolutely choked. On the major avenues it's common to have more bikes waiting at the intersection than cars now. Except cars are using 85% of the space and bikes and other micromobility devices get 15%. There's a reason eDevices in particular have absolutely exploded and its because they are the most efficient way to get around the city, even the outer boroughs. My life and schedule in general has be going crosstown a lot so having an eBike is the biggest time saver. But crosstown travel (even though it's more efficient by bike/eDevice than by public transit or car or walking) is where the bike lane network is most sorely lacking. We need a ton more and better infrastructure for non car transportation. Non drivers have always been the majority, but a huge amount of those non drivers are moving to micromobility. More space has to be given to them and pedestrians to improve transportation as a whole.

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