Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Sharing

Citi Bikes aren't performing that well. Photo: Adrian Nutter/Flickr

City Hall and Motivate in Talks to Expand Citi Bike to the Bronx and Staten Island

By David Meyer | May 18, 2017 | 27 Comments

Bike-share operator Motivate is in talks with the city to increase the bicycles in its system by another 50 percent after the current round of expansion wraps up this year, including stations in the Bronx and Staten Island. City Hall would not contribute funds but would grant Motivate more favorable terms in its contract with the city.

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Portland — And Soon, Detroit — Bring Bike-Share to People With Disabilities

By Stephen Miller | May 11, 2017 | No Comments

Riding a bicycle is too often thought of as an activity that's off-limits for many disabled people. And that has continued to be the case with the bike-share systems getting off the ground in several American cities, which provide standard bicycles meant for the able-bodied. But that's starting to change, thanks to a yearlong effort in Portland that's the first of its kind in the United States.

The mayor is allocating more money for street reconstructions, but will the projects include significant safety improvements like DOT's concept for Fourth Avenue in Brooklyn?

De Blasio’s Budget Adds $300 Million Over 10 Years for Street Reconstructions

By David Meyer | Apr 27, 2017 | No Comments

Mayor de Blasio's executive budget, released yesterday, adds $300 million for street reconstruction over 10 years. The funding will expand the construction pipeline for Vision Zero projects. But the executive budget includes nothing to expand the bike-share system.

All the proposed bike-share stations in Brooklyn Community Board 9 would take up sidewalk space, not parking spots. Image: NYC DOT

Behold the First Bike-Share Expansion Maps of 2017

By David Meyer | Apr 6, 2017 | 12 Comments

DOT has released preliminary station locations for two areas in this year's Citi Bike expansion. The maps will be finalized by June, agency reps told the Brooklyn Community Board 9 transportation committee last night.

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