This Week: Bike-Share Demonstrations

With the launch of Citi Bike getting closer, this week’s calendar is all about bike-share demos. Plus: Time’s Up! celebrates a milestone.

Keep an eye on the calendar for updated listings. Got an event we should know about? Drop us a line.

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Eyes on the Street: Bike-Share Demo on Hudson Greenway

By Brad Aaron |
Bob Burns, president of B-cycle, at right, shows off a rental station. Photo: Ben Fried Denver bike-share firm B-cycle has set up a demo station at Pier 84 on the Hudson River Greenway. Reps should be there until around 5:00 today. B-cycle is a cooperative of Humana, Trek, and PR firm Crispin Porter + Bogusky. […]

This Week: Bike-Share Demonstrations, Taxi Forum

By Streetsblog |
It’s a light week on the calendar, with a forum on taxis and livery cabs and more DOT bike-share demonstrations, including a session at Dag Hammarskjold Plaza, where NIMBYs want to keep cyclists out. Tuesday: Baruch College hosts a legislative forum entitled “Taxi & Livery Issues of Today & Tomorrow,” featuring state reps Marty Golden […]

Words of Wisdom From London’s Bike-Share Chief

By Stephen Miller |
London launched its bike-share system in 2010, and it looks like New York’s experience so far isn’t so different from theirs. Animal New York went straight to the source to speak with Nick Aldworth, general manager of London’s Barclays Cycle Hire, who offers some words of wisdom for New Yorkers adjusting to Citi Bike. “I’ve […]