T.A.'s 12th Annual Bike Report Card

For 11 years, T.A. has issued its annual Bike Report Card every winter. This year, the Report Card features a new breakdown, focusing on the agencies and personalities that made for the most dynamic year ever in New York City bicycling.

There was a lot to be proud of, like the unprecedented roll out of 80 new miles of bike lanes, the first-ever City Council hearing on indoor bicycle parking legislation, and strong allies both from the community and within City government that stuck to their guns and chose to back common sense reform of our streets over not-in-my-backyard opposition.

The report card will be featured in the Winter 2009 issue of Reclaim Magazine. We ask readers of StreetBeat to grade the agencies and personalities in charge of NYC streets. Your verdict will stand alongside T.A.'s in the issue. The story will also rate other, less visible City agencies not listed here.

Grades:
A - Excellent, exceeds expectations
B - Good, meets expectations
C - Adequate, but needs some work
D - Poor, in need of immediate improvement
F - Failing

Mayor Bloomberg:
Responsible for overall policy, and coordinating all the different City agencies that affect NYC's bicyclists.

Department of Transportation:
In charge of bike lanes, on-street bike parking and maintaining safe street design.

Department of City Planning:
In charge of the rules that govern indoor bike parking, and making big real-estate development projects bike-friendly.

NYPD:
In charge of enforcing the laws to keep streets safe.

NYC Department of Parks and Recreation:
The Parks Department is in charge of most NYC greenways, as well as many major parks like Central Park and Prospect Park.

MTA:
In charge of making public transit accessible to bicyclists.

City Council:
The law-making body of the City of New York. The Council monitors the operation and performance of city agencies, makes land use decisions and has sole responsibility for approving the city's budget, therefore holding enormous potential to legislate and budget in support of a bike friendly NYC.

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