Jan. 11, 2016 Staff Report
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Wow, this photo does not represent the traffic reality of Queens Blvd. Maybe there is a Queens Blvd in Amsterdam?
Regardless of what you may think of bikes and bikers, a city is just better if it encourages biking. We live in the greatest city in the world and we should have bike lanes everywhere. Leave your damn cars at home.
As long as its a barricaded one because the driving situation is really bad. Speeding and swerving everywhere.
NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!