they might also get away with fewer road repairs if the car/truck traffic decreased in Manhattan. On my bike ride home yesterday I went down a street that just a few days ago had a perfectly passable bike lane (as far as is possible in Soho) and yesterday it was completely covered in those giant metal sheets you see on roads--me and several other bikers had to weave in and out so that we didn't pop our tires.

there's too much bike/pedestrian traffic in this city for it to still be so car oriented. I really think something needs to change.