Hope you enjoyed Wednesday, because Thursday’s set to be awful.
UPDATE: Looks like high winds and rain won’t happen today after all. Rejoice, until tomorrow.
THURSDAY WEATHER INFOGRAPHIC:
Red eyes indicate weather gods’ anger.
Overall: high 47, low 42, 60% chance of rain, windy as heck.
Morning: mid 40s, 50% chance of rain, 15mph winds from the east-northeast
Evening: mid 40s, 50% chance of rain, 24mph winds from the north-northeast. If you’re riding north in the afternoon, good luck.
Preview of tomorrow’s wind conditions:
Yep. High winds confirmed.
Bike gear of the week:
Bike bubbles highly recommended. Protect yourself!
DIVVY REPORT:
New station open at Monroe and Western. (Hey!)
A couple stations have moved:
Union Ave & 42nd St -> Union Ave & Root St (moves a block north)
Damen Ave & Garfield Blvd -> Seeley Ave & Garfield Blvd (moves a block east)
Otherwise, all stations operational.
STREET CLOSURES:
PARTIAL STREET CLOSURES (downtown):
Click here for the whole thing.
OVERALL COMMUTE RATING:
1.25/4. Terrible! 24 mph winds! Rain! Cold! But ride anyway, because you’ll impress everyone at work.
(If it’s any comfort, Friday is supposed to be worse.)
In other news…
Congratulations to New York City, which committed $105 million to building a continuous bike path around Manhattan. The biggest new segment will go from 53rd to 61st Streets along the East River, with some smaller segments in East Harlem and Inwood.
When it’s done, Manhattan will be a step closer to having an uninterrupted, 32-mile bike path around the island. Good for New York!
Enjoy your rides!
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