Green still don't keep the DHL trucks away - Reader comments at The New York Sun

Submitted by Dirk VonVandenburglar, Jul 13, 2007 10:01

The greening of NYC's bike lanes is an outstanding idea!

Now, how does one explain to the DHL driver in the photo that he really shouldn't be double parking in this newly painted travel lane? In fact, if New York charged more for on-street parking so that spaces could be available for deliveries, just think how much more efficient our street system could be if travel lanes (including bike lanes) could actually be available for, ah, travel.

Thanks to NYC DOT for greening the bike lanes. Now, please do this in my neighborhood, the UWS, ASAP.

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I commute by bike and take Henry Street going home. I feel much safer with the green bike lanes. It... [MORE]	Jackie	Jul 20, 2007 14:25
Being a bicycle advocate , the visibility is good....but this paint wont look so good in a few months... I... [MORE]	corri	Jul 16, 2007 16:36
Well there are standards that must be followed and painting that lane is certainly not one of it at this... [MORE]	Mellisa Khemraj	Jul 16, 2007 11:59
Many people at brooklynheightsblog have found this color to be very unsightly. Bicyclists seem to like it. [MORE]	Homer Fink	Jul 14, 2007 11:54
The color was changed from blue to green to comply with the new nationwide DOT's nationwide standard for colored bike... [MORE]	Ian Turner	Jul 15, 2007 17:12
ever ride over painted roads in the rain? those lanes are gonna be green and blood red. [MORE]	Billy Simmons	Jul 13, 2007 22:53
So folks in Brooklyn Heights are upset about the green paint used to mark the bike lane? Give me a... [MORE]	John Kraft	Jul 13, 2007 12:24
The greening of NYC's bike lanes is an outstanding idea! Now, how does one explain to the DHL driver in the...	Dirk VonVandenburglar	Jul 13, 2007 10:01
so is the DOT going to TICKET and CHARGE the DHL (and probably UPS) trucks that will park in these... [MORE]	Barbara	Jul 14, 2007 13:48
Parking violations are not enforced by DOT but rather by NYPD. In the schitzophrenic world of NY politics, the DOT... [MORE]	Ian Turner	Jul 15, 2007 17:41