SIGNW t1_is6hgvl wrote on October 13, 2022 at 5:28 PM

Reply to comment by mojogogo123 in Bodega owners band together with $50K fund to help shops recoup losses after looting by NYY657545

> A lot of the "fuck cars" people (not all of em) never tried moving a few of their young kids across the city, or had to carry tools to construction jobs on the subways or buses.

Bakfeits: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rQhzEnWCgHA
Cargo van are much better for work jobs than the ever-present pickup trucks; thankfully most actual tradesmen use them in the city, but the number of pickup trucks from outer boroughs/LI/NJ plates with a construction vest as some sort of justification for improper parking is definitely non-negligible.

mojogogo123 t1_is6m1av wrote on October 13, 2022 at 5:57 PM

You think a bike with a basket is a realistic way to transport your kids from say, deep in BK to upper-Manhattan or the Bronx in the asshole of winter or peak summer?

I agree with the pick-up/van point though. My dad is a carpenter and he always says the same.

SBAPERSON t1_is6s5w8 wrote on October 13, 2022 at 6:37 PM

We call that leg day brotha 🦵🦵🦵

SIGNW t1_is6qnwl wrote on October 13, 2022 at 6:27 PM

I agree that BK-BX cross-borough public transit is pretty terrible, but to reach even upper Manhattan, public transit should be used. I just mapped a route from a friend's place in Bushwick/Ridgewood to Columbia/Harlem, and it's 1hr both by subway and driving. And not that you would bike it with kids, but it's 16mi--pedaling is a 1.5hr trip on Google Maps, but class 2 ebikes can top out at 20mph.

I think the bigger issue would be why one has to drive an hr each way on a regular basis in a dense city, as it's an example of inefficient sprawl. A 1hr bike ride is essentially from AMS Schiphol airport to the old city center, covering everything in between--from accountants to hospitals to arenas and parks.