by Laura Conaway

It's only seven blocks long, and it's hardly the first one in the world, but for people who bike in New York City, the new separated cycling lane on 9th Avenue is a miracle. The idea is to swap the lane for parking with the lane for cycling, so that the parked cars act as a buffer for people pedaling by.

Seeing as how I often bike to work, even in bad weather and often in the dark, I'm sold. (Call-out: StreetsBlog))

Bonus: A call from L.A. for separated lanes; Cool collection of homemade Google bike routes