Note: This post also appears on StreetsBlog as part of their new “Why I Ride” feature.
Originally from England, Sally lives and rides in New York. Her commute takes her from her home on Roosevelt Island to midtown, where she works as a textile designer.
While she has been a bike rider all her life, she didn’t begin bike commuting in New York until about a year ago. Besides the health benefit, one of the main reasons for the change was that her commute on the F train became increasingly unpleasant and unreliable. She would often have to wait for 2 or 3 packed trains to pass before she could board.
With the encouragement of a bike messenger friend who helped ease her into New York cycling, she now has a reliable commute that takes 25-30 minutes on an average day.