You're lucky your bike commute is so calm. I ride my bike to work 3/4 days a week year round from the UWS to wall street, and the dedicated bike lanes are filled with people walking in large groups, roller bladers, joggers, bikers who don't know what they're doing, etc.
What you need is still: less complaining, more bikes. When the flow of bikes is steady, the groups and joggers realise that this space is not meant for them.
It's not calm, I have to dodge ignorant pedestrians all the time. But the normal commute hours tend to have plenty of bikers on the road who keep the lane pretty clear.
It's definitely not a scenic ride through the country, but it still beats the L. :)
