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Sum­mer Streets + Gov Isle = Mon­do Car-free Biking

I checked out Sum­mer Streets last Sat­ur­day. It’s New York City’s big car-free streets event hap­pen­ing for three Sat­ur­days in August. Since one of the best things about Gov­er­nors Island is the fact that we’re a car-free island, how can these two things work togeth­er? Clarence Eck­er­son, Streetfilms/​Livable Streets auteur and friend of Gov­er­nors Island, told me about an amaz­ing and ambi­tious ride he wants to do. I’m call­ing it Clarence’s Mon­do Car­free Sat­ur­day. Check it out the map of the route below, and let me know how it goes if you ride it: [googlemaps http://​maps​.google​.com/​m​a​p​s​/​m​s​?​h​l​=​e​n​&​i​e​=​U​T​F​8&​m​s​a​=​0&​m​s​i​d​=​100317707952912641269​.​0004545730​c​c​d​e​61​c​a​c​61&​l​l​=​40​.​729798​,​-​73​.​994422&​s​p​n​=​0​.​085562​,​0​.​061284&​o​u​t​p​u​t​=​e​m​b​e​d​&​s​=​A​A​R​T​s​J​o​L​J​U​M​H​k​3​J​4​N​u​s​G​6​a​c​c​1​-​5​H​B​k​1​Z​h​A​&​w​=​425&​h=350]