Brooklyn Bike Links: Week 8
- The bike-selling business is booming in this tough economy, WNYC reports. Owner of Ride Brooklyn in Park Slope interviewed.
- Another big jump in bike commuting traffic in NYC this year. It’s good news, GOOD magazine blog reports!
- An exhibit called “A History of Cycling in Brooklyn” is on display at the Brooklyn Historical Society (via Bike Blog NYC).
- Report of a “Beer, Bike, Brooklyn” tour last weekend. Sounds fun, but… six beers?? Hmm…
- Construction is set to begin again after the New Year on the Manhattan Bridge, and the north side bike path might be closing for up to eight months, the NY Times reports. (See Brooklyn Cyclist report here…)
- A run-in with a truck on the Kent Avenue bike lane. (via Streetsblog NYC)
(Photo credit: bitchcakesny)
