The thing I appreciated about the article though was that the city planners definitely have it in mind to improve biking facilities around the city. (the tips about how to get to the beach were good too!) Already the fact that you can just about complete the loop around Manhattan is HUGE. Just five years ago there was no way to be able to do that. After the disaster I despaired that we would ever be able to get around lower Manhattan again. But just a couple of years later and it is better than ever. I was thrilled to know that several key city administrators (including the mayor) are bike enthusiasts. It gives me hope that cyclists will soon be able to have enough clout to REALLY change things, (like for example getting some safe places to lock or store your bike at work).

I don't think New York is ever going to be an easy place to cycle. But if it is safer and more efficient and people can actually consider biking to work from around the city, that will be a big big deal.