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• gibson3 commented on Broadway to be Closed to Motor Vehicles For Seven Blocks
  Here in Shanghai we have E. Nanjing Rd, which really resembles a pedestrianized Times Square and is thus one of the city's biggest attractions. A similar move in New York will make the area a bigger draw for tourists and locals alike, and probably should have been implemented years ago....
• krillz commented on Broadway to be Closed to Motor Vehicles For Seven Blocks
  i ride a bike through there and i cant wait to hit some of you stupid pedestrians. you fat lazy bastards....
• kmart commented on Broadway to be Closed to Motor Vehicles For Seven Blocks
  How 'bout a nice bus / bike lane on those blocks? The big scary buses would keep the stupid peds from absent-mindedly wandering into the bike lane (without looking, of course) so krillz wouldn't have to hit 'em, and the buses would get to speed down 7 blocks, almost like a mini BRT lane. But then that would kill the whole "this will actually SPEED traffic" line that the city is floating to mollify the 1% of new yorkers who drive through there....
• NannyState commented on Broadway to be Closed to Motor Vehicles For Seven Blocks
  Good luck, bike nazi, some peds have a nasty habit of carrying knives and you could get "kissed" by one on your little ride....
• thefacts commented on Broadway to be Closed to Motor Vehicles For Seven Blocks
  Timmy, Read below what the head of the illegal street peddlers, NJ resident Bobby Lederman, released yesterday to his straggly band of followers regarding this proposal: "The good side: By expanding, enlarging and transforming the public spaces known as "sidewalks," and including entire streets and huge avenues as new pedestrian walkways/malls, there will be a dramatic increase in potential vending spots."...