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bikenewyork.bsky.social
Bike New York
@bikenewyork.bsky.social
New York City nonprofit organization providing free bike education, community programming & advocacy for safe and inclusive cycling.

We also produce the USA's largest bike ride: the TD Five Boro Bike Tour

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Here's our vid going dozens of blocks on a single green on Manhattan's 3rd Avenue - signal timing is a non-enforcement way to get a handle on ebike (and 🚘 🚛!!) speeds
November 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
In the sped-up vid it can be hard to appreciate how the *offset intersection* approach slows turning drivers - big contrast to older "mixing zone" approach. Plus the signal timing means cars are likely approaching turns at slow speed
August 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Lots of talk about controlling bike speeds. What if there was a carrot vs the fantasy of an enforceable speed limit?

The city has indeed timed signals on 3rd Ave for a reasonable 🚲 speed

Here's 32 blocks all on the green. Savvy riders figure out there's no incentive for throwing down here
August 27, 2025 at 3:01 PM