Everything you need to start commuting by bike
This is how you can make your commute safer and more enjoyable.
Vanessa Nirode
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I ride my bike everywhere and in all weather. I consider myself lucky to live in a city (New York) where there is bike infrastructure – things like bike lanes and a bike-share program.
While New York does have a 24-hour public transit system, I rarely use it. I don’t even know for sure what a subway ride costs these days.
As well as writing, I also work as a pattern maker and tailor for film and television. What this means transit-wise is that I don’t commute to the same workplace every day. Depending on the show, I either need to travel to one of the numerous film studios in New York (most of them in Brooklyn or Queens) or to any random shooting location in the five boroughs. And I do it all by bike, no matter the weather or what time of day it is.