Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Sharing

Glen and Trottenberg Predict Growth for Citi Bike, Plazas, and Bike Lanes

By Ben Fried | Jun 17, 2014 | 32 Comments

Two key de Blasio administration officials sounded optimistic notes today about the expansion of the bike lane network, public plazas, and bike-share. While bike infrastructure and public space projects haven’t been high-profile de Blasio priorities, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg indicated that they intend to make progress on both fronts. Speaking at […]

WaPo Is Wrong: Head Injuries Are Down, Not Up, in Bike-Share Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 13, 2014 | No Comments

A Washington Post headline proclaimed today that cyclist head injuries have increased in cities with bike-share systems, based on a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. But University of British Columbia public health professor Kay Ann Teschke is challenging that conclusion, pointing out that the data cited by the WaPo actually leads to […]

Finally! A Kid’s Seat for Bike-Share

By Tanya Snyder | May 30, 2014 | No Comments

The magnetic pull of the minivan just got a little weaker. Bike-share has always been off-limits to people who need to tote kids around, but an enterprising DC dad has invented a kid’s seat that attaches on and comes off in seconds, without tools. As you can see in the video above, it’s easy. And […]

Judge Rejects Plaza Hotel’s Citi Bike Lawsuit

By Ben Fried | Apr 29, 2014 | 7 Comments

It was fun while it lasted, but the era of NIMBY lawsuits against NYC bike-share stations has now run its course. Today a Manhattan judge rejected the Plaza Hotel’s suit seeking to remove the Citi Bike station across the street from its entrance. This marks the final court decision regarding the four lawsuits challenging bike-share […]

Montreal Judge Awards Bixi Bike-Share Assets to Montreal Furniture Mogul

By Stephen Miller | Apr 11, 2014 | 2 Comments

The path to a more reliable and efficient Citi Bike got a bit more complicated this afternoon. A bankruptcy court judge in Montreal has rejected a bid from REQX Ventures, formed by real estate giant Related Companies and its Equinox Fitness unit, for the international operations of the Public Bike System Company, also known as Bixi. The judge […]

Using Citi Bike Data to Figure Out Where Cyclists Ride

By Stephen Miller | Apr 7, 2014 | 5 Comments

It’s been a week since Citi Bike released a trove of data on bike-share trips, and the public is already using the information to pick out patterns in ridership and glean new details about the demographics of Citi Bike riders. In addition to identifying the busiest late-night stations to map nightlife hotspots, statistician Ben Wellington at […]

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