Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Sharing

Citi Bike Debuts in New York City!

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | May 28, 2013 | No Comments

Memorial Day 2013 marked a milestone in NYC transportation history: the debut of the city’s bike-share system, Citi Bike. At 330 stations, 6,000 bikes (of a planned 10,000) were available to more than 13,000 members who signed up for a yearly pass — and many of them couldn’t wait to hit the streets! The press conference […]

Early Adopters Take NYC Bike-Share for a Spin

By Stephen Miller | May 27, 2013 | 6 Comments

Today, New Yorkers turned out under sunny skies to try out bike-share for the first time. Citi Bike went live at 11:00 a.m., but a few New Yorkers discovered that their keys were working at some stations before the official start time this morning. By noon, it was easy to spot people pedaling bright blue bikes […]

On Bike-Share Opening Day, the Post Wears Its Rotten Heart on Its Sleeve

By Stephen Miller | May 27, 2013 | 20 Comments

This morning’s headline stack was full of attempts by the New York Post to pour cold water on today’s bike-share launch. The tabloid is so committed to its cause, it plastered it on its front cover, just below the day’s most important celebrity gossip. Like the rest of the NYC press corps, the Post is […]

Citi Bike Draws the Curious, From NYC and Beyond

By Brad Aaron | May 27, 2013 | 1 Comment

It wasn’t yet 11:00 when I got to the mammoth bike-share station on Eighth Avenue at 31st Street, which sits along the protected bike lane in front of the Post Office across from Penn Station and Madison Square Garden, but I hadn’t unpacked my camera before a Citi Bike user pedaled by. For the next hour […]

New York City Sets in Motion America’s Largest Bike-Share System

By Ben Fried | May 27, 2013 | 33 Comments

Five years ago, the New York City Department of Transportation signaled its interest in creating an extensive bike-share system “to accommodate a wide range of potential short trips.” Now New Yorkers have that system at their fingertips. With today’s launch of Citi Bike, there’s a new travel option in the mix — 6,000 bikes at 330 […]

Today’s Bike-Share Headlines

By Stephen Miller | May 27, 2013 | 8 Comments

As Citi Bike Passes Member Number 17,500, a Look at How It Fits Into Bloomberg Legacy (NYT) Want to Learn Bike-Share Basics? The Times, WSJ, and WNYC Have Got You Covered Pete Donohue: NYC Survived 9/11 and Sandy, “I Think We’ll Be Okay” With Bike-Share (News) Bike-Share Quieted the Skeptics in London, And It Will […]

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