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Posted by Mark S. Feinman on Thu Apr 23 15:01:34 2015, in response to Re: De Blasio Want To Expand The Subway, posted by Edwards! on Thu Apr 23 13:41:17 2015. The cash infusion for Citi Bike was mainly because it is self funded - unlike other cities where it is partially funded by government, NY's bike share program is completely self-funded.I'll admit Citi Bike had its teething pains since it started but it is much much better now. Have you considered it recently? Within Manhattan, it could potentially eliminate the need for short subway or bus trips, and there's no faster way to go crosstown during the day if you're south of 59th Street. Unless I have to carry objects that can't be accommodated by a bicycle, I use Citi Bike for all my errands that I run at lunchtime. And the system is expanding into upper Manhattan, further into Brooklyn and now parts of Queens. While DOT has installed bike docks, it appears to me that there are far more Citi Bike docking stations than there are public docks. One of the biggest draws for using Citi Bike vs your own is that once you've docked the Citi Bike, your responsibility for it is over, whereas with owning and docking on your own, if the bike gets stolen, you're out of luck. With the Citi Bike, once the system records your ride as "closed", it's the bike share company's problem if the bike is stolen. Just some thoughts ... --Mark |
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