Chandler Forsythe
@chandler.bsky.social
I Care About Parks + Public Space || Economic Development + Empowerment Professional || Bike Guy || Architecture Enjoyer || Just Happy to be Here || NYC || Opinions My Own
Every time I read about the pre-Industrial New York harbor I get so emotional
May 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Every time I read about the pre-Industrial New York harbor I get so emotional
Why are so many regular New Yorkers distrusting of local government? This bridge’s sidewalk is a great example. It was closed for the better part of a decade, finally reopened last year, and now a few months later it’s completely closed again - all with no signage to even explain why
April 8, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Why are so many regular New Yorkers distrusting of local government? This bridge’s sidewalk is a great example. It was closed for the better part of a decade, finally reopened last year, and now a few months later it’s completely closed again - all with no signage to even explain why
Nobody talks about how wild it is that the southern border of NYC and northern border of Philly are only like 40 miles apart
March 27, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Nobody talks about how wild it is that the southern border of NYC and northern border of Philly are only like 40 miles apart
Spring in Brooklyn
March 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Spring in Brooklyn
Terrible bike ride ideas I have:
-Broadway Ride: every Broadway variant in the City, they’re almost uniformly terrible to ride on
-Pizza Century: slice every 10 miles
-Brooklyn Historic District Ride: visit every District, so much redundancy
-Manhattan Avenues Ride: generally unpleasant
-Broadway Ride: every Broadway variant in the City, they’re almost uniformly terrible to ride on
-Pizza Century: slice every 10 miles
-Brooklyn Historic District Ride: visit every District, so much redundancy
-Manhattan Avenues Ride: generally unpleasant
March 17, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Terrible bike ride ideas I have:
-Broadway Ride: every Broadway variant in the City, they’re almost uniformly terrible to ride on
-Pizza Century: slice every 10 miles
-Brooklyn Historic District Ride: visit every District, so much redundancy
-Manhattan Avenues Ride: generally unpleasant
-Broadway Ride: every Broadway variant in the City, they’re almost uniformly terrible to ride on
-Pizza Century: slice every 10 miles
-Brooklyn Historic District Ride: visit every District, so much redundancy
-Manhattan Avenues Ride: generally unpleasant
Please send me any Maine recommendations
March 8, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Please send me any Maine recommendations
Spring is here, finally
March 5, 2025 at 6:30 PM
Spring is here, finally
This really may be the single most underrated album of the past couple years
February 22, 2025 at 4:32 PM
This really may be the single most underrated album of the past couple years
Feeling the intense need for policy-making reform as strong as ever today
February 19, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Feeling the intense need for policy-making reform as strong as ever today
Thinking about this today as I enjoy a snowy morning view on Bay Parkway
This is without a doubt the most underrated part of NYC
February 9, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Thinking about this today as I enjoy a snowy morning view on Bay Parkway
A slushy, snowy Brooklyn morning
February 6, 2025 at 1:56 PM
A slushy, snowy Brooklyn morning
It's January, it's cold, and a lot of people still don't know how nice it can be to spend time outside in the winter. In this month's Parks on a Bike newsletter, I shared 5 great ways to find joy in the outdoors, even in the worst of winter. Read it here: parksonabike.substack.com/p/five-great...
Five Great Ways to Enjoy the Outdoors While It's Winter
....and a few musings on how to make NYC parks even better during the coldest time of year.
parksonabike.substack.com
January 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It's January, it's cold, and a lot of people still don't know how nice it can be to spend time outside in the winter. In this month's Parks on a Bike newsletter, I shared 5 great ways to find joy in the outdoors, even in the worst of winter. Read it here: parksonabike.substack.com/p/five-great...
Edge of the world, Brooklyn
January 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Edge of the world, Brooklyn
There’s just something about urban storefronts on the east coast that just hit. It’s a really unique, under appreciated visual language
January 25, 2025 at 6:35 PM
There’s just something about urban storefronts on the east coast that just hit. It’s a really unique, under appreciated visual language
The rare Express G at Church Avenue today
January 24, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The rare Express G at Church Avenue today
The rare Express G at Church Avenue today
January 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
The rare Express G at Church Avenue today
Life can be so beautiful
January 20, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Life can be so beautiful
There really is just hardly any urban form as singularly unique as Flushing anywhere else in the US
January 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
There really is just hardly any urban form as singularly unique as Flushing anywhere else in the US
We’ve known for a long time that the effects of traffic are exponential, but it’s really amazing to watch in real time as a 7.5% reduction in cars from congestion pricing leads not to a little less gridlock, but basically free flowing streets in Manhattan
January 14, 2025 at 2:26 PM
We’ve known for a long time that the effects of traffic are exponential, but it’s really amazing to watch in real time as a 7.5% reduction in cars from congestion pricing leads not to a little less gridlock, but basically free flowing streets in Manhattan
It’s time to frolic
January 6, 2025 at 6:00 PM
It’s time to frolic
Saw a celebrity today - the NYC bike lane snow plow
January 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Saw a celebrity today - the NYC bike lane snow plow
This is without a doubt the most underrated part of NYC
December 17, 2024 at 8:35 PM
This is without a doubt the most underrated part of NYC
Large: Philly
Medium: Milwaukee
Small: Lancaster
Medium: Milwaukee
Small: Lancaster
December 13, 2024 at 8:19 PM
Large: Philly
Medium: Milwaukee
Small: Lancaster
Medium: Milwaukee
Small: Lancaster
I have got to find an urban planning conference taking place in St. Louis
December 13, 2024 at 2:43 AM
I have got to find an urban planning conference taking place in St. Louis
Reposted by Chandler Forsythe
Another year of record-setting cycling ridership over NYC DOT's East River bridges, a major metric for city cycling levels. NYC DOT published new ridership data this morning here: www.nyc.gov/html/dot/htm...
December 9, 2024 at 3:31 PM
Another year of record-setting cycling ridership over NYC DOT's East River bridges, a major metric for city cycling levels. NYC DOT published new ridership data this morning here: www.nyc.gov/html/dot/htm...