{"id":670,"date":"2011-01-31T12:59:04","date_gmt":"2011-01-31T17:59:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/?p=670"},"modified":"2011-10-04T11:07:43","modified_gmt":"2011-10-04T15:07:43","slug":"bike-portrait-john-in-staten-island","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/2011\/01\/31\/bike-portrait-john-in-staten-island\/","title":{"rendered":"BikeNYC Portrait: John in Staten Island"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_676\" style=\"width: 690px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/farm6.static.flickr.com\/5018\/5404575249_722ff6ae81_o.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-676\" class=\"size-full wp-image-676\" title=\"StatenIslandJohn-blog\" src=\"http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/StatenIslandJohn-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"430\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/StatenIslandJohn-blog.jpg 680w, http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/StatenIslandJohn-blog-300x189.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-676\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Click for a much larger version<\/p><\/div>\n<p>John. Staten Island resident, avid cyclist. I caught up with him on a chilly Saturday morning in December, just as he was embarking on a weekend ride. Visit Staten Island on a bike and you&#8217;ll realize how good we cyclists in Brooklyn and Manhattan have it. Cars rule the road and drivers often seem surprised to see you riding in the street. Bike lanes are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.streetsblog.org\/2010\/11\/18\/cyclists-blindsided-by-citys-erasure-of-father-capodanno-bike-lane\/\" target=\"_blank\">few<\/a>. As a result, you won&#8217;t find too many people who use a bike as their main mode of transportation.<\/p>\n<p>Later in the week I will profile another Staten Island rider who does.<\/p>\n<p>Location<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=&amp;layer=c&amp;sll=40.804047,-73.907226&amp;cbp=11,154.35,,0,8.19&amp;cbll=40.642639,-74.072795&amp;hl=en&amp;sspn=0.006295,0.006295&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;hq=&amp;hnear=Rose+Feiss+Blvd+%26+E+140th+St,+Bronx,+New+York+10454&amp;ll=40.64268,-74.072742&amp;spn=0.017063,0.077162&amp;z=14&amp;panoid=dtOze_f5YAtsyGjcoEv4yg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-703\" title=\"John_Location\" src=\"http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/John_Location1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"389\" srcset=\"http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/John_Location1.png 600w, http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/01\/John_Location1-300x194.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8212;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/bikenyc-slideshow\/\">See the slideshow<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/contact\/\">Get your own BikeNYC portrait<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"wp_plus_one_button\" style=\"margin: 0 0 8px 8px; float:right; \"><g:plusone size=\"medium\" href=\"http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/2011\/01\/31\/bike-portrait-john-in-staten-island\/\" callback=\"wp_plus_one_handler\"><\/g:plusone><\/div><div class=\"pp-fb-like-btn-wrap\"><div class=\"fb-like\" data-href=\"http:\/\/gudphoto.com\/bikenyc\/2011\/01\/31\/bike-portrait-john-in-staten-island\/\" data-share=\"false\" data-layout=\"standard\" data-width=\"450\" data-show-faces=\"false\" data-action=\"like\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John. 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