New York became too congested by Corina Ciubotaru

In our busy world, bicycle riding is one of the least used modes of transportation, even though it is being regarded as one of the healthiest. There are currently 130,000 bike riders in New York out of 8 million people, and it looks like the city has decided to repay them in some way. Between angry pedestrians and inattentive drivers, bikers have a tough life in New York, having to avoid potholes while making their way through the busy boroughs. It's still the best way to move around the city without polluting and you can keep yourself healthy in the process. Over the summer, dozens of new bike racks made their way to the city's sidewalks and legislation has been proposed to ensure all commercial buildings have bike parking spaces for riders who want to be certain they still have a bike to come back to when they leave work. The same measures are being taken in Chicago, Boston and San Francisco but are they enough? Are bikers prepared to hit the streets, and most importantly, are drivers ready to start watching out for people on two wheels? Improving New Yorkers' lives is not only a matter of turning them from car drivers into bike riders; the city is planning to invest $767 million into public transport, thereby decongesting streets. The money will go into consolidating stations and introducing new trains and buses and starting a few days ago, commuters can use a service called Clever Commute on their BlackBerry phone, that send alerts about train and bus delays as soon as they are reported by other commuters.

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by Corina Ciubotaru for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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