[woodruffw]

I tend to agree with you (on both the infrastructure and your opinion of Bloomberg) -- the city is, overwhelmingly, a far better place to cycle than when I was a kid.

At the same time, it's been my impression that there's been a backslide over the last few years: cyclist deaths are way up (and continue to rise), and I see way more obviously illegal cars (missing plates, defaced plates, etc.) and driving behavior (rolling through reds, turning on reds, etc.) on the streets than I used to. The city badly needs enforcement of these behaviors, both as a matter of public safety and a form of incentive and fine alignment.

[SauciestGNU]

There's a lot of speculation that the worst offenders for quality of life and road safety violations are NYPD themselves or connected (see the squadrons of NYPD personal vehicles parked on the sidewalks and in the bike lanes for an block around their precincts).

[woodruffw]

That speculation aligns closely with my personal experience.