A cyclist pedals along a dedicated bike lane in central Berlin on May 18, 2011. Bicycles are a much used way of travel around the mainly flat German capital and has a good network of dedicated bike lanes around the city. AFP PHOTO / ODD ANDERSEN (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo: AFP/2011 AFP
In the vocal and unending debate over new city bike lanes, one new tactic is perhaps the simplest: A group of cyclists painted new bike lanes along Avenue of the Americas from 42nd toward Central Park, and despite a bit of smudging, they apparently worked about as well as the existing ones. Per the Times “Most motor vehicles appeared to avoid driving in the newly created lanes, but others passed over the logos. A stream of bicyclists rode in the lanes.”
