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Biking Around NYC With Randy “The Ethicist” Cohen

A few years ago, Randy Cohen, who writes the "Ethicist" column in the New York Times Magazine, visited the Streetfilms set for an interview about "transportation ethics." For this sequel, we got out of the studio for a two-wheeled jaunt around Manhattan and popped him a few more questions.

A few years ago, Randy Cohen, who writes the “Ethicist” column in the New York Times Magazine, visited the Streetfilms set for an interview about “transportation ethics.” For this sequel, we got out of the studio for a two-wheeled jaunt around Manhattan and popped him a few more questions.

During our ten-mile journey, Mr. Cohen weighed in on making Central Park car-free, the ethics of “salmoning” and stopping for red lights on your bike, and the transformation of our streets to better serve pedestrians and cyclists. He made no attempt to hide the incredible “policy crush” he has on NYCDOT chief Janette Sadik-Khan.

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Clarence Eckerson Jr. is the Director of Video Production for NYCSR's StreetFilms and producer of bikeTV. He loves the color purple, chocolate chip cookies, and enjoys walking, biking, and taking transit. He has never owned a driver's license.

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