And as the bike shortages of the Covid-19 pandemic recently revealed, the absence of a robust domestic bike industry can itself become a barrier to getting Americans riding.
Long-term unsafe conditions will continue on the Broadway Bridge spanning the Spuyten Duyvil Creek between Inwood and Marble Hill as the city rehabs the key Harlem River crossing.
The Lyft-owned company says it’s launching electrified docking stations as part of a pilot program in its Divvy system in Chicago next year, and hopes to do the same in the five boroughs — if Mayor Adams and ConEd are willing to help.