The more I think about it, the more I suspect the PPW bike lane was blocked intentionally. If the city won’t do it, I’m going to show up late Sunday afternoon and try to clear part of it myself.

Moreover, I had more flats than ever before over the summer once I started using the bike lane, with the bike mechanic pulling out glass and tacks. He said there is always more stuff in the street in the summer, but I wonder.

Today on my way to work I had to walk through the part of Williamsburg where the bike lanes were removed. Such a jam of trucks and buses and cars and vans and everybody honking and nudging their bumpers within inches of each other–just one long horror show. It reminded me of the crazy claim that the bike lanes had to be eliminated for The Sake of the Children. If you’re willing to pretend that bikes were the problem on that street, you’re willing to say anything, absolutely anything.

Days like this, I really feel like the PPW lane is doomed.

How many recently discontinued bus routes could the city revive with $9M in subsidies?