Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Sharing

Celebrities on Citi Bike: Macklemore and Kevin Bacon Edition

By Stephen Miller | Aug 27, 2013 | 2 Comments

It’s not quite on the level of Beyonce riding a bike over the Brooklyn Bridge, but the list of celebrities taking Citi Bike for a spin continues to grow. This week, two boldface names have joined Seth Meyers, Louis C.K. and Leonardo DiCaprio, who has been spotted on a blue bike not once, but twice. On […]

New Citi Bike Stickers Warn of Truck Blind Spots

By Stephen Miller | Aug 21, 2013 | 5 Comments

With more than two million rides and only a handful of reported crashes, bike-share in New York appears to be putting together an impressive safety record. In London and Paris, fatal bike-share crashes, while very rare, have mostly involved large vehicles like buses and trucks. When Citi Bike launched, the “Bike Smart” brochure sent to all […]

Times Poll: New Yorkers Really Love Bike Lanes, Bike-Share, and Plazas

By Stephen Miller | Aug 16, 2013 | 35 Comments

This morning, the New York Times released a comprehensive poll on what New Yorkers think of Mayor Michael Bloomberg and programs from his administration. Bike-share, bike lanes, and plazas got high approval numbers across boroughs, ages, races, and income levels. Many of the mayoral candidates might be hesitant to acknowledge it, but New Yorkers love their livable […]

Citi Bike Hit Two Million Trips on Sunday (That’s a Lot)

By Brad Aaron | Aug 15, 2013 | 25 Comments

In case you missed it, Citi Bike had its two-millionth trip on Sunday, 76 days after the system went live. Citi Bike continues to rack up phenomenal numbers for a program that’s just out of the gate. London bike-share had 810,000 trips in June, and just under 999,000 in July — roughly the same number of trips […]

Anthony Weiner, Ready to Erase Bike Lanes, Won’t Be Cowed by “Jihadists”

By Stephen Miller | Aug 13, 2013 | 42 Comments

It may be news to the national audience of BuzzFeed, but Anthony Weiner once said he would hold ribbon cuttings on his first day in Gracie Mansion to rip out the city’s bike lanes. He now insists the expletive-laced promise was a joke, but he’s firm in his opinion that at least two of the […]

Gianaris: Astoria Added to Bike-Share Expansion Plans

By Stephen Miller | Aug 8, 2013 | 3 Comments

State Senator Michael Gianaris announced today that DOT has added Astoria to the map for Citi Bike expansion, with planning for station locations set to begin later this year. Gianaris and Council Member Jimmy Van Bramer are among the city’s most vocal boosters for expanding bike-share to their districts, located in western Queens. New stations in Long Island […]

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