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Yes, it’s true, I’m super psyched about bike sharing coming to NYC. Mainly because it puts more people on bicycles and is another viable transportation option, getting my home town one step closer to those other cool cities that have bike sharing, like Paris, Barcelona, Washington, DC and of course Boston. Actually, my [...] First a sit-in now vandalization of property? Will these ruthless anarchists stop at nothing to further their subversive cause of stopping bike sharing? Now it looks like local residents have defaced Citibike stations in Brooklyn. From Streetsblog.org: Here is the latest, Speak Up If You Think Bike-Share Belongs in Fort Greene and Clinton [...] NYC isn’t the only Tri-State region launching bike sharing. Here is a press release from the Hoboken mayor’s office in New Jersey: Hoboken to Launch First Hybrid Bikeshare Bike-share pilot will be among first to explore less expensive, more flexible “smart-lock” approach– Hoboken is proud to partner with E3Think, Bike And Roll and [...] This has been a stellar week for NYC’s very anticipated bike sharing, sponsored by Citibank and due to kick off in May. Citibike docking stations have already been put up in several Brooklyn locations:
Here is a nice big one I found in the Fulton Mall on Willoughby St, near a couple of Downtown Brooklyn hotels. In the beginning of April, Streetsblog.org transportation reporter, Ben Fried, got a chance to take the bikes out for a preview ride: Taking Citi Bike for a Test Ride
Read more: here. Which brings us to this week, Monday (4/14/13) Howie tweeted:
Article from Streetsblog: Sadik-Khan, Wolfson Invite New Yorkers to Sign Up for Bike-Share
Read more: here. I wanted to be cool like City Council member Brad Lander , so I signed up, citibikenyc.com/signup for a $103.00 fee and got my annual membership.
The highly anticipated bike sharing program coming to NYC is beginning to blossom like the spring tulip buds. After recovering from some Hurricane Sandy damage the next big step is to set up the bike sharing stations. Deciding on where to put the stations, forcing it down neighbors throats like the NY Post [...] First there were computer setbacks and then Hurricane Sandy did some damage to the storage facilities, but bike sharing is slated to begin operations in May (bike month) here in NYC. In initial plans for rental stations, Park Slope was left out of the picture, but that has now changed. A new draft map [...] Bike sharing programs in America may be even more successful if they (gasp) lose the helmets. New York Times reporter Elisabeth Rosenthal explains why in this op-Ed. To Encourage Biking, Cities Lose the Helmets By: Elisabeth Rosenthal Published: September 29, 2012 Image by: Eric Hanson ONE spectacular Sunday in Paris last month, [...] Here are a bunch of NYC bike news that I decided to group into one post. How about that bike sharing? Guys? Delays in Chicago could be similar to what’s taking so long here. Chicago Delay Fuels Concern About New York Bike Sharing –NY Times Here are a couple stories from the Brooklyn [...] Well NYC is getting a lot of bike love these days. Eclectic artist, musician and avid cyclist, David Bryne, wrote a piece in Sunday’s NY Times endorsing the bike sharing program coming to NYC in a month. (Citibike.) Opinion This Is How We Ride “This summer the city’s Department of Transportation inaugurates [...] Now that the new $41 million sponsored bike sharing program has been announced its had a little time to sink in. One of the resounding concerns with the new system is cost, with this being the most expensive share in the world. That’s so weird for NYC…not. A number of news agencies have already [...] |
 
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