Introduction NYC Cycling 1. NYC Bike Policy 2. State of NYC Cycling 3. Cyclists & Streets “A Bike and a Prayer” Riding Infrastructure 4. Street Design 5. Bridges 6. Road Surfaces 7. Greenways  Parks
9. Bicycles and Transit 10. Reducing Traffic Security 11. Bicycle Theft 12. On-Street Parking 13. Indoor Parking On the Job Cycling 14. Bicycle Messengers “Fifth, Park & Madison” 15. Freight Cycles 16. Gov't Cycling Reducing Risks 17. Accidents “Three Who Died” 18. Air Pollution Bicycle Education 19. Schools 20. Public Education Appendices |
Chapter 8:
Parks a) Cars in Parks b) Cars Out of Parks c) The First Auto-Free Parks Movement The Environment
e) Safety f) Other Parks g) Chapter 8 Recommendations Sidebar: The 15-Mile-Per-Hour Cycling Speed Limit
The Environment
The City DoT has stated repeatedly that it seeks to discourage auto use while promoting mass transit and human-powered travel. Banning cars from Central Park would be one low-cost way to begin carrying out this policy. Eventu-ally, U.S. cities will lose the political luxury of ignoring gross violations of federal clean-air standards; auto-free residential and commercial zones will probably have to be established throughout New York City. By banning cars in the Park now, the city would be taking a crucial first step in the right direction — both a real and a symbolic one. New York could become a model for others to follow, rather than the environmental laughingstock it is now. Central Park is already a model nationwide —when its summer hours policy began, other park administrators around the country followed suit; similarly, Transportation Alternatives' Car-Free Central Park campaign has sparked similar citizens' initiatives in Toronto, San Francisco, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. a) Cars in Parks b) Cars Out of Parks c) The First Auto-Free Parks Movement The Environment
e) Safety f) Other Parks g) Chapter 8 Recommendations Sidebar: The 15-Mile-Per-Hour Cycling Speed Limit |
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