Take A Bicycle Ride Around Roosevelt Island - And See How Copenhaganization of Bike Riding Works In Denmark - Should Roosevelt Island Be More Bike Friendly or Car Friendly?

You Tube Video of Bike Ride Around Roosevelt Island

Come share a bicycle ride courtesy of Ride Gotham and You Tube around Roosevelt Island starting on the East Channel facing Queens near the Octagon building then heading north towards Lighthouse Park. Turn around to continue south on the West Channel facing Manhattan's magnificent waterfront and skyline views passing the Octagon again and the graffiti defaced Boat Prow dock until reaching the soon to be open (August 3 Grand Opening) Southpoint Park barrier.

More on Roosevelt Island Bicycle riding, including do's and don'ts, as well as possible bike sharing program from previous posts.

How do other cities deal with their bicycle riders. A reader shares this CNN story about Bike riding in Copenhagen



The NY Times had an interesting article on bicycles versus cars in Europe:

While American cities are synchronizing green lights to improve traffic flow and offering apps to help drivers find parking, many European cities are doing the opposite: creating environments openly hostile to cars. The methods vary, but the mission is clear — to make car use expensive and just plain miserable enough to tilt drivers toward more environmentally friendly modes of transportation...

Click here for the entire article.

Should Roosevelt Island be more bike friendly or car friendly?