Any New Yorker who’s been stuck in rush hour traffic (read as, “any New Yorker”) has probably glared enviously at passing cyclists, who seem to be whipping through the gridlock carefree. Don’t be too jealous—14 cyclists were killed by cars in New York last year. Over 100 bikers paid tribute to those victims on a cross-city ride last Saturday, organized by cycling groups such as Time’s Up! Such riders are part of a growing movement of “greener” urban bikers who want to make the city safe for those on two wheels in a year when the D.O.T. has promised to build 70 miles of bike lane. A “streetfilm” produced by bike advocate Clarence Eckerson and featured on last week’s Streetsblog argues that those 70 miles need physical separation from the flow of New York’s notorious traffic. An insertion of a concrete barrier or row of parked cars, for example, would better protect current bikers and might even encourage evil SUV drivers to reform and join cyclist ranks. Eckerson also makes the valid point that Copenhagen, Amsterdam, and even—le gasp!—Paris have done this since, like, bikes were invented. Let’s get a handle on this bike thing, New York.