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Photographic Evidence: Double Parked Cars Respecting Bike Lane!
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John Del Signore
Published Dec 17, 2009
Modified Dec 17, 2009
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Bicyclists love griping about motorists parking in bike lanes with impunity, and we've made a cottage industry out of publishing photos of the best bike lane blocks. So, in the interest of fair and balanced reportage, here is a photo showing one Utopian block of Maple Street in Brooklyn, where drivers double park outside the bike lane during alternate side parking. Is our incessant hectoring making a dent? Are Maple Street residents exceptionally considerate? Or is this just some devious Photoshop work? Whatever the case, it's an astonishing image. [Via Chrysanthe Tenentes's Twitter]
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John Del Signore
Originally from the Albany area, John Del Signore has called NYC home since 1995. In addition to his thousands of meticulously-crafted bespoke blog posts for Gothamist, his writing has also been published in The Awl, Deadspin, The Nervous Breakdown, and performed at The Brick Theater in Brooklyn.
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