Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Citi Bike

People (including former Motivate CEO Jay Walder, far right, and Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams behind him) are using Citi Bike in increasing numbers, despite a repair crisis last fall and an e-bike breakdown this year. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

Cycling in the City: Citi Bike on the Rise; Bridge Crossings Falling

By David Meyer | May 14, 2019 | 16 Comments

Citi Bike's daily ridership increased by 7.8 percent last year, according to DOT's just-released "Cycling in the City" report — an increase that came even though Citi Bike did not expand its coverage footprint and the system experienced a two-month repair crisis that reduced the fleet almost in half.

Citi Bike's electric fleet will not return until the fall at the earliest. Photo: Gersh Kuntzman

EXCLUSIVE: Electric Citi Bikes — Grounded in April — Won’t Return Until After Sept. 21

By Gersh Kuntzman | May 13, 2019 | 38 Comments

It's the fall of Citi Bike. One month after the Lyft-owned company grounded all of its 1,000 pedal-assist electric bicycles due to brake problems, Citi Bike now says the popular speedsters will return in the autumn.

Op-Ed: Rise of the Micro-Machines — How We Take Back the Streets

By Jessie Singer/Transportation Alternatives | May 10, 2019 | 16 Comments

In a sneak-peak at the new issue of Reclaim, the in-house magazine of Transportation Alternatives, writer Jessie Singer brings us up to speed on e-bikes, e-scooters and the mayor's poorly reasoned crackdown.

JUMP and Lime bikes on Staten Island. Photo: NYC DOT

Staten Island Gets More Dockless Bike-Share — But Not Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Apr 22, 2019 | 3 Comments

It's a bit weird, considering that Staten Island does not have a single street with a protected bike lane on it.

Anatomy of a Debacle: Uber Threw Lyft-Owned Citi Bike Under the Bus

By Gersh Kuntzman | Apr 17, 2019 | 20 Comments

A repair crisis reveals the shortcomings of two of America's biggest transportation companies — and the government that's supposed to keep us safe.

Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams on a Citi Bike . File photo: Gersh Kuntzman

No Quick Fix in Sight for Citi Bike E-Saster; de Blasio Not Concerned

By Gersh Kuntzman and Julianne Cuba | Apr 15, 2019 | 22 Comments

Not so fast! Citi Bike's speedy electric-assist bikes will remain grounded for the foreseeable future.

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