In 1987, city officials attempted to ban weekday cycling in Midtown. The ban never took effect.
Streetsblog has a five part series about how the idea for a ban came about and the advocates that made sure it didn’t happen:
The Bicycle Uprising
Note that there will be a ride on September 28, 2012 to commemorate these events. Visit Battle of the Bike Ban for more information.
Photo from Streetsblog