Introduction NYC Cycling 1. NYC Bike Policy 2. State of NYC Cycling 3. Cyclists & Streets “A Bike and a Prayer” Riding Infrastructure 4. Street Design 5. Bridges 6. Road Surfaces 7. Greenways 8. Parks 9. Bicycles and Transit 10. Reducing Traffic Security 11. Bicycle Theft 12. On-Street Parking 13. Indoor Parking On the Job Cycling 14. Bicycle Messengers “Fifth, Park & Madison” 15. Freight Cycles 16. Gov't Cycling Reducing Risks 17. Accidents “Three Who Died” 18. Air Pollution Bicycle Education 19. Schools  Public Education
Appendices |
Chapter 20:
Public Education a) Make Room for Bicycles Raising the Consciousness of Street Users
c) Bicycle Training Programs d) Pedestrian Awareness e) Additional City and State Initiatives f) Chapter 20 Recommendations
Raising the Consciousness of Street UsersWhile the city slowly begins to acknowledge the real source of its traffic problems, street users need to learn to live together amicably. The grass-roots bicycling community, in lieu of a governmental agency looking out for its interests, has labored to teach its constituency and raise public consciousness about bicyclists. Some observers credit cyclist self-education and empowerment with the halving of bicycle-pedestrian accidents since 1985 (see Chapter 17: Accidents). But much remains to be done by others. Awareness also requires city-sponsored public service announcements, driver education, and acknowledgement of cycling in the classrooms of the Police Academy, the Taxi & Limousine Commission, and the DoT.
a) Make Room for Bicycles Raising the Consciousness of Street Users
c) Bicycle Training Programs d) Pedestrian Awareness e) Additional City and State Initiatives f) Chapter 20 Recommendations |
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