1. Moving BeyondBikelash!Doug Gordon | Aaron Naparstek National Bike Summit Tuesday, March 3, 2014 @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash

2. Dr. Naparstek Advocate Journalist CyclistDr. Gordon Advocate Journalist Cyclist@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 3. BIKELASH! Know how to identify and treat it.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 4. PATIENT ZERO Prospect Park West Bike Lane @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 5. Prospect Park West: Lay of the LandYou are here.New York City @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 6. Prospect Park West: Lay of the LandProspect Park West@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 7. For $1.8 million you can have a 3-bedroom on PPW.It's an "exclusive" address!@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 8. A PPW townhouse sold for $8.45 million in 2010!@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 9. The address of Brooklyn's stars.Political stars! Governor Hugh Carey U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer & NYC DOT's Iris WeinshallMovie stars! Paul Bettany & Jennifer Connelly@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelashLiterary stars! Jonathan Safran Foer & Nicole Krauss 10. The pedestrian safety problem has been around for a while.Death-o-Meter at Grand Army Plaza, 1927.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 11. June 2010, DOT redesigns Prospect Park West.Before: Intimidating three-lane speedway. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelashAfter: Two-way protected bike lane. 12. Transformed overnight into a fantastic street for biking.Photo by Dmitry Gudkov @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 13. Transformed overnight into a fantastic street for biking.Photo by Dmitry Gudkov @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 14. Transformed overnight into a fantastic street for biking.Photo by Dmitry Gudkov @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 15. The impact of the redesign is dramatic: Surge in the number of people biking on PPW. Speeding went way down: From 74% of cars to 20%. Sidewalk cycling disappeared: From 46% of cyclists to 3%. Car traffic volumes and travel times stayed the same. Crashes resulting in injuries went down 63%. And it's popular. 70%+ approval. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelashPhoto by Dmitry Gudkov 16. Surprise, surprise. Not everyone is happy about it.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 17. This is not your typical group of NIMBY bikelashers.Former Deputy Mayor & Sanitation CommissionerFormer DOT CommissionerNorman SteiselIris Weinshall@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 18. Did we mention Iris Weinshall's all-powerful husband?Sorry Wrong slide. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 19. Did we mention Iris Weinshall's all-powerful husband?U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 20. Also atypical: These bikelashers are mobilizing online.291 members!@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 21. It's OK. We can play that game291 members!1,969 members!!! @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 22. A major litigation firm takes NBBL's case "pro bono.""As a former federal prosecutor I've never seen something like this." -- March 9, 2011 @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 23. Sometimes a bike lane is more than just a bike lane."When I become mayor, you know what I'm going to spend my first year doing?" Mr. Weiner said to Mr. Bloomberg, as tablemates listened. "I'm going to have a bunch of ribbon-cuttings tearing out your f*#king bike lanes." -- March 4, 2011 Rep. Anthony Weiner Remember this guy?@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 24. They launch a smear campaign attacking NYC DOT and advocates.Video camera in the window of the mansion at 14 PPW@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 25. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 26. Chuck + Marcia: BFF'sCBS 2 Chief Political Correspondent Marcia Kramer @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 27. They're willing to hit the streets too.Big rally on October 21, 2010 @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 28. This stuff can get emotional.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 29. Zombies for Better Bike Lanes?Note to self: Try to be gracious toward your opponents. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 30. What it's really all aboutThe rallying cry of the aptly named Lois Carswell @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 31. We staged a counter-demonstration.Transportation Alternatives' Director Paul Steely White @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 32. As on Facebook, supporters outnumber opponents 300 to 50.We are also a much more generationally diverse crowd. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 33. August 2011: It takes more than a year, but we win in court.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 34. BIKELASH SYMPTOMS@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 35. This isnt Amsterdam!@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 36. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 37. What is our objective in this city? To stigmatize the use of cars? Do we want Brooklyn to replicate Amsterdam? Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 38. "One political consultant said the idea of expanding the use of bicycles was foolhardy. Hank Sheinkopf told me: 'This isnt Amsterdam.We have many narrow streets and a great number of cars and trucks.'@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 39. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 40. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 41. We will never be Amsterdam; never be Copenhagen. We are never going to be Portland. Louise Hainline, President, Neighbors for Better Bike Lanes@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 42. Beijing is looking more like New York City and New York City is moving towards Beijing of the 1960s & '50s. Marty Markowitz, Brooklyn Borough President @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 43. Beijing, 1960s @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 44. Beijing, 2013 @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 45. We keep hearing that St. Paul wants to be like Portland, and I always ask, How long does the snow last in Portland? Clare Malloy Bluhm, Local Taxpayers for a Livable Community, St. Paul, MN@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 46. "This is a city made for people who want to go from point A to point B. This is not some Seattle coffee, grunge, pothead experiment. This is Chicago." John Kass, Chicago Tribune @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 47. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 48. But@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 49. "But a lot of people are not particularly calm about bicyclists, and we are deeply sympathetic."@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 50. "Some of my best friends are cyclists."@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 51. "Were not opposed to bike lanes. Were opposed to this one and the way it was done. You have to be concerned about all who use it, and that includes drivers, pedestrians, and the bicyclists."- Norman Steisel, former Deputy Mayor, NBBL member. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 52. This is consistent with DOTs decision to enlist an individual (the Blogger) to wage a viral campaign against critics of the PPW configuration, many of whom support bike lanes generally, including on Prospect Park West. Jim Walden, NBBL attorney @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 53. "I'm not against cycling. I think its environmentally friendly. But they share the roads with drivers and pedestrians and they have a responsibility to follow the same laws." Eric Ulrich, New York City Councilman, Queens @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 54. "Listen. First off, Im not against bicycles. My wife and I have a bicycle. But I have an absolute right to raise a question as to whether or not bicycle lanes should be emphasized as a viable alternative transportation mode." Marty Markowitz Brooklyn Borough President @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 55. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 56. Pre-exemptive self-exoneration. Invocation of humorless cycling advocates. Invocation of personal cycling bona fides. Reference to Americas love affair with cars. Invocation of damnable scofflaw cyclists.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 57. Additional bikelash symptoms: Concern trolling. Nobody bikes, so we dont need bike lanes. There are too many cyclists, so bike lanes are dangerous.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 58. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 59. CITI BIKE Virulent, Rapid-Onset Bikelash @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 60. April 7, 2013The invasion @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 61. NOMB: Not On My Block! @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 62. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 63. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 64. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 65. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 66. Citi Bike: Lawsuits@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 67. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 68. May 27, 2013The day weve all been waiting for! @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 69. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 70. The bike lobby is an all-powerful enterprise.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 71. "They're just f*cking bikes!@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 72. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 73. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 74. Citibike: A pleasant way for wayward pols to pay penance.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 75. TREATMENT You CAN Fight Bikelash @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 76. Strong local advocacy organizations are key!Apologies to the many great bike advocacy groups not recognized here!@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 77. In NYC T.A. has been working since the 1970's.New York Times, November 15, 1980 @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 78. Even on PPW we had a long-running community process.Park Slope Civic Council Forum on Traffic and Transportation March 2006@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 79. We brought together every stakeholder we could think of.Grand Army Plaza Coalition Visioning Workshops Summer 2006.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 80. Highlight the problem. Generate demand for change.Super-Advocate Eric McClure speed-gunning on Prospect Park West 65 mph! @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 81. Fast, inexpensive, incremental design improvements.Test out ideas. Circumvent fear-mongering. Create "wins."@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 82. Fast, inexpensive, incremental design improvements.Test out ideas. Circumvent fear-mongering. Create "wins."@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 83. Show what it's all about: Safe streets for kids, seniors, families.April 10, 2011: We Ride the Lanes. 700 participants. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 84. Be organized, vocal and VISIBLE.Outstanding community meeting tactic: Hand out Day-Glo stickers. Take a photo of supporters. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 85. Build your own media channels!@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 86. The Internet is our competitive advantage.Digital networks have acted as a massive positive supply shock to the cost and spread of information, to the ease and range of public speech by citizens, and to the speed and scale of group coordination. - Clay Shirky@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 87. Four things that advocates and organizers need most: Access to Information Group communication Group coordination Public documentation and distribution of information.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 88. Livable streets advocacy in the "old days."@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 89. #BikeNYCToday we can do so much more at a fraction of the cost. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 90. #WinterBikerA social media campaign by the Boston Cyclists Union after a state agency refused to clear riverfront bike paths.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 91. #WinterBiker spreads to Buffalo, New York@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 92. How I learned to stop worrying and love the bikelash.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 93. a cyclist has an increased heart rate and respiration. That means that the act of riding a bike results in greater emissions of carbon dioxide from the rider. Since CO2 is a greenhouse gas and a pollutant, bicyclists are actually polluting when the ride. Rep. Ed Orcutt Kalama, Washington @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 94. Del Close, the father of improv comedyand your guru for beating the bikelash. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 95. The Upright Citizens BrigadeTV stars, comedians, and experts in dealing with crazy situations. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 96. Fundamentals of improv: 1. Yes, and 2. The Game of the Scene.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 97. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 98. What if they had a War on Cars and nobody showed up? @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 99. The Game of the Scene.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 100. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 101. "Imagine if the man on the bike was a terrorist!"@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 102. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 103. PPW protest: lots to disagree with here...but should you?@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 104. Neighbors for Better Judgment@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 105. Infiltrating enemy lineswith humor! @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 106. How do you play The Game? Many editors, writers, and TV producers have a narrative in mind. They will not deviate from it even when the facts work against them. Your job: recognize their game, call it out and then heighten it.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 107. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 108. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 109. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 110. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 111. What is The Brooklyn Papers Game?@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 112. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 113. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 114. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 115. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 116. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 117. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 118. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 119. Create your own game: People who bike are regular people. Its not funny by itself, but thats the point. In comparison, arguments against cycling. seem ridiculous without need for arguing.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 120. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 121. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 122. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 123. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 124. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 125. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 126. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 127. Prevent Bikelash in Your Community: Build and support a healthy advocacy eco-system. Develop your own media channels. Change the conversation through agreement.@naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash 128. There is a cure. @naparstek @brooklynspoke #bikelash