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For many, the idea of riding a bike in New York is a terrifying prospect.

This documentary film explores the current state of cycling in New York. Interviews with members of cycling community as well as Paul Steely White of Transportation Alternatives, address the importance of making New York a better place to live by creating safer streets.

New York City’s Department of Transportation (DOT) has taken efforts to make the city safer for cyclists in response to cycling’s rise in popularity. However, obstacles such as potholes, unsafe access to bridges, and non-continuous bike lanes are just a few of the hazards that exist for bikers. In 2005, 21 bikers were killed on in New York City and are memorialized by the ghost bike project.

This film looks at the design of Bike Lanes in New York City through the lens of a first time cyclist.

This project was created as part of a collaboration between the Hunter IMA / MFA program and the Hunter Urban Affairs and Planning graduate program

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  • DaVincicode plus 1 year ago
    Kalim Armstrong nice job on the documentary "BIKE PATH" Bravo!!!
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  • Rob McGlynn 1 year ago
    Do you think this "New York City has the highest number of cyclist and pedestrian deaths and injuries in the US" is actually down to the fact that more people are on foot and on bikes than anywhere else in the US?

    I cycle in London, UK, but would love to visit NYC by bike.
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  • Daniel Hayek staff 1 year ago
    I completely support biking in NYC but as an occasional biker but mostly pedestrian I do see several behaviors everyday that put the lives of bikers and pedestrians at risk as well as do damage to the public's perception of bikers.

    1. Not stopping at red lights. It seems to me insanity but I see bikers everyday breeze through stoplights.This creates a hazard for pedestrians and puts bikers lives at risk. What is the reasoning there? Getting ahead of traffic? Somehow feeling exempt from traffic laws b/c it's not a car? This is completely foolish and dangerous. This behavior makes pedestrians fear and loathe bikers.

    2. Going the wrong way on one-way streets, again what is reasoning here, saving time? Bikes are not exempt from traffic laws and this behavior creates more opportunities for accidents with pedestrians.

    3.Aggressive behavior towards pedestrians. I've seen this countless times. A pedestrian is legally crossing the street or walking on the sidewalk, almost gets run over and exclaims to the biker. The biker then proceeds to yell back aggressively and the relationship further devolves into an us and them scenario.

    Work on these behaviors and you will win over many more hearts and minds who will then vote to protect your biking interests, but if these adversarial behaviors continue then progress will be stifled.
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  • Brian Van Peski plus 1 year ago
    Interesting piece! Very nice work. I've added it to the doc channel!
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  • Kyle Gordy 1 year ago
    Great work!
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  • Quaint Living 1 year ago
    A very interesting piece. I commute by bike in Oxford UK, which is pretty bike-aware city, so it is interesting to see how things work in another city.
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