Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bike Sharing

A Handful of Car Spaces, or a 27-Dock Citi Bike Station?

By Stephen Miller | Jul 2, 2014 | 50 Comments

Because a construction site is blocking the sidewalk on Kent Avenue in Williamsburg, a Citi Bike station was taken off the sidewalk in mid-April and re-installed along the protected bike lane on the other side of South 11th Street a couple of weeks ago, replacing a handful of parking spaces. The new site was the only […]

The Science (and Maps) Behind Finding Available Citi Bikes and Docks

By Stephen Miller | Jun 30, 2014 | 14 Comments

Coming across an empty bike-share station when you need a bike — or a full one, when you need a dock — is a disappointing experience, to say the least. While Citi Bike’s rebalancing efforts try to keep up by shuttling bikes around town, the company is working against a tide that shifts demand unevenly […]

Glen and Trottenberg Predict Growth for Citi Bike, Plazas, and Bike Lanes

By Ben Fried | Jun 17, 2014 | 32 Comments

Two key de Blasio administration officials sounded optimistic notes today about the expansion of the bike lane network, public plazas, and bike-share. While bike infrastructure and public space projects haven’t been high-profile de Blasio priorities, Deputy Mayor Alicia Glen and Transportation Commissioner Polly Trottenberg indicated that they intend to make progress on both fronts. Speaking at […]

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WaPo Is Wrong: Head Injuries Are Down, Not Up, in Bike-Share Cities

By Angie Schmitt | Jun 13, 2014 | No Comments

A Washington Post headline proclaimed today that cyclist head injuries have increased in cities with bike-share systems, based on a study published in the American Journal of Public Health. But University of British Columbia public health professor Kay Ann Teschke is challenging that conclusion, pointing out that the data cited by the WaPo actually leads to […]

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Finally! A Kid’s Seat for Bike-Share

By Tanya Snyder | May 30, 2014 | No Comments

The magnetic pull of the minivan just got a little weaker. Bike-share has always been off-limits to people who need to tote kids around, but an enterprising DC dad has invented a kid’s seat that attaches on and comes off in seconds, without tools. As you can see in the video above, it’s easy. And […]

Judge Rejects Plaza Hotel’s Citi Bike Lawsuit

By Ben Fried | Apr 29, 2014 | 7 Comments

It was fun while it lasted, but the era of NIMBY lawsuits against NYC bike-share stations has now run its course. Today a Manhattan judge rejected the Plaza Hotel’s suit seeking to remove the Citi Bike station across the street from its entrance. This marks the final court decision regarding the four lawsuits challenging bike-share […]

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