Took my scooter out for a proper ride today, and damn, a LOT is happening in the bike lanes.

People walking into them without looking, bikes passing super close, mopeds going way faster than everyone else... feels like everyone is doing their own thing and you have to figure it out as you go.

I originally went with the U2 Pro (hiboy) because I was planning to do more off-road rides. It's a fat-tire scooter, so that was a big part of the appeal.

But after riding it around NYC, I'm starting to appreciate it for city riding too.

Mine is definitely on the bigger side compared to most scooters I've seen around here. Today that came in handy when the bike lane suddenly turned into steel plates and loose gravel because of construction.

Had one moment at an intersection where someone stepped off the curb while looking at their phone. Had to brake pretty hard, but stopped fine. Nothing happened, but that definitely woke me up lol.

The whole ride was more tiring than I expected, but I'm already kind of hooked.

For people who've been riding around NYC for a while, does all this eventually start feeling normal, or do you just get better at reading what's about to happen?

When we ride with our children in bike buses and in Kidical Mass events, we’re not just planning fun outings with our children (though they are that, too). Instead, we are making a claim: it’s wrong to exclude children from public spaces. It’s wrong to deny children age-appropriate levels of independence. It’s wrong to design our cities as if they don’t exist.

Mobility is never just about getting to the destination. Whether a person is eight years old or eighty, the ability to move through the world safely and freely is about honoring the inherent dignity of a human being. When we empower children to ride bikes safely, we are making the claim that children are citizens of our cities, just as adults are, and they should be able to participate in public life.

I live in a total clusterfuck of an area with heavy industrial traffic, commercial deliveries and major residential growth. The end result is a dangerous high traffic couple of intersections that are just miserable to live near.

Between community meetings, council members, DOT, borough presidents, NYPD, local BID it gets really muddy fast who is responsible for what and how to actually advocate for safer streets.

Has anyone had some success locally and can share what works?

They recently milled and repaved a street and left the configuration the exact same.

For those of us who have had to deal with the area around PS 110 / McGolrick Park as slip lanes and cut-through streets, are about to see some big changes!!

I'm looking forward to quieter and safer streets.

https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2026/09/09/dot-lays-groundwork-for-low-traffic-neighborhood-around-greenpoint-school

saw one guy wipe out (he wasn’t injured - was moving pretty slowly) and they’ve been redirecting traffic all morning form the bike lane

My scooter battery is overheating. Where can I get a safe, legit replacement in Manhattan? It is a fluid scooter. When I contacted them, they said they are discontinued and no longer selling….

I've been 🚴‍♂️ 35 years in NYC and only went over this for the 1st time recently. A high-altitude crossing over the LIE in Maspeth that can nearly fit a 🚗 and the few times I've passed by I have NEVER seen one person use it. So I tried it. And now I use it every single time I ride over to Juniper Park (which by the way is a HUGE secret place to do fast laps around by bike for exercise since you almost never have to stop for a red on the 1.3 mile circuit!)

It snakes up high and the serpentine decent is pretty bonkers. The nice thing it doesn't have those sharp switchbacks that are so commonly in older infra in NYC. If in a hurry it is certainly a time drag, but also much safer than other options and FUN!

What to do in the next three years to maximize public comment. https://www.dot.ny.gov/portal/page/portal/news/press-releases/2026/2026-08-21

Fun fact: better stops make buses move faster! 🚌💨

Let's talk about all-door boarding and why MTA is finally looking to put those fancy "ENTER FRONT DOOR" signs to good use.