Tag: bikes

‘It’s too much’: Citi Bike rate hikes take effect, to the dismay of Brooklyn riders

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Jan. 13, 2025 By Lauren Rapp Citi Bike rate increases went into effect this week, costing commuters and casual riders a little extra each time they undock.  Lyft, the parent company of the Citi Bike program, announced that starting the second week of January, non-member rides on e-bikes will increase from 36 cents per…

Protected bike lanes are coming to Brooklyn’s Bedford Avenue

bedford avenue bike lanes

Sep. 11, 2024 By Kirstyn Brendlen The city is moving to install a protected bike lane on a 1.5 mile stretch of Bedford Avenue, the Department of Transportation announced Tuesday, more than a year after the agency first pitched the idea. Work will start this week to transform the existing painted bike lane between…

Adams and DOT announce Citi Bike expansion amid record-high ridership

A new Citi Bike stand at Hancock Street and Malcolm X Boulevard.

Nov. 3, 2023 By Isabel Song Beer

After record-high Citi Bike ridership numbers across New York City over the past few months, rideshare company Lyft, along with the Department of Transportation and Mayor Eric Adams, announced plans to significantly expand the service by the end of next year.