&gt; They should also close 1&#x2F;2 of the avenues and turn them into parks<p>I&#x27;ve always thought this too.  The city has made attempts to make up &#x2F; down town bike routes on most avenues but it&#x27;s still a dicey proposition to ride through midtown.  At least close 2 of them allocating half of each for uptown and downtown bike traffic.  The other half could be pedestrian &#x2F; public park space.