Poll Watch: “The More Bikes the Better”
Here are the results of a wholly un-scientific web poll conducted by the Daily News as part of their recent "special investigation" into the state of cycling in New York City. I don't have much to add, except that the top bar would look even better if it were a little longer, and I believe the poll is still open.
By
Ben Fried
5:30 PM EDT on August 18, 2009
Image: Daily News.Here are the results of a wholly un-scientific web poll conducted by the Daily News as part of their recent “special investigation” into the state of cycling in New York City. I don’t have much to add, except that the top bar would look even better if it were a little longer, and I believe the poll is still open.
Ben Fried started as a Streetsblog reporter in 2008 and led the site as editor-in-chief from 2010 to 2018. He lives in Ditmas Park, Brooklyn, with his wife.
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