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Op-Ed: Citi Bike Expansion Leaves Out Crucial Chunks of the Bronx
Maybe we should be grateful that, six years after bike share's official city launch, Citi Bike and Mayor de Blasio finally want to make us a part of the network. But a look at the fine print shows the expansion is too little, too late.
July 31, 2019
So How Equitable is the Citi Bike Expansion? Actually, It’s Not Bad!
Streetsblog examines the equity of Citi Bike's slow expansion to The Bronx, Upper Manhattan and more parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
July 24, 2019
Mayor: I Want to Do Citi Bike on the Cheap (And I’ll Try to Keep Riders Safe)
Citi Bike is the only form of mass transit that does not get a public subsidy. Mayor de Blasio does not want to change that.
July 17, 2019
Wednesday’s Headlines: Never Satisfied Edition
The Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that Citi Bike would expand deeper into Queens and Brooklyn, fill out all of Manhattan, and finally get to about half of the Bronx ... by 2023. No, we're not satisfied. So click the headline above for that story and the rest of our news digest.
July 17, 2019
Tuesday’s Headlines: Citi Bike’s Big News (Or is it?) Edition
The big story today will be Citi Bike's expansion announcement. So read all about that, plus all the other news in our daily headlines digest. Just click the headline above for all the news.
July 16, 2019
BREAKING: Citi Bike Expansion Revealed — And It’s a Slow Rollout
Some neighborhoods won't get Citi Bike until 2023 — and some won't get it at all (sorry, Bay Ridge).
July 15, 2019
Here’s One Way to Fix Citi Bike So It Doesn’t Only Serve Rich People Who Already Live Near Subways
Citi Bike serves mostly rich white people. All you need to do is look at the coverage map to see that. So where should it expand next to change that dynamic?
July 10, 2019
UPDATE: San Francisco E-Bike Fleet Will Be Restored Months Before NYC
Lyft will restore e-bike service for its bike-share customers in San Francisco at least three months before the same bikes return to the streets of New York City.
May 14, 2019
Cycling in the City: Citi Bike on the Rise; Bridge Crossings Falling
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.
May 14, 2019
EXCLUSIVE: Electric Citi Bikes — Grounded in April — Won’t Return Until After Sept. 21
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.
May 13, 2019
