Andy Boenau

@Boenau Anti-car zealots believe paint and plastic on limited road estate somehow bestows territorial rights and entitlements. The space allocation is whack. < 3% of all trips in NYC are on bikes while bike lanes eat up 25% of paved roadway. It’s time to ban cyclists.

@Boenau My rig for Grocery Shopping!

@Boenau Anti-car zealots believe paint and plastic on limited road estate somehow bestows territorial rights and entitlements. The space allocation is whack. < 3% of all trips in NYC are on bikes while bike lanes eat up 25% of paved roadway. It’s time to ban cyclists.

@wonka_cs @ontologyofRouge @Boenau Protected bike lanes would cost us in my area a ridiculous amount to plow in the winter. Cities with snow are already struggling just keeping roads open for emergency vehicles and busses. If we take away the cost of extra paint and barely used bike lanes, it would benefit all.

@Boenau It's an old refrain; John Forrester defended this line, unfortunately with some success, in the 70s. "Not Just Bikes" recently published a remarkable post on the subject. youtu.be/pRPduRHBhHI?si…

@Boenau I can carry groceries on my bike.

@Boenau I spent a good amount of time talking smack about e-bikes initially. After my first test ride, I was radicalized. Some of the most fun I’ve had since I was kid. And now how 1000s of kms on the bike. Truly the gateway.

@Boenau Come walk around my city with me and I'll gladly show you many instances of "bike brain". Yes, they pose less (but much more than non-zero) safety risk to others, but assholes will be assholes regardless of their mode of transportation.

@Boenau And in a lot of multi-car households, an e-bike would easily replace the use case for that last car, at far lower cost.