New York City launches bike share program
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May 29, 2013, Wednesday
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NEW York City has launched what aims to be one of the world's biggest bike share programs, following in the path taken by Paris, Montreal, London and Barcelona.
New Yorkers will now be able to move around on the 6,000 blue Citi Bikes distributed among 333 stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn - the first phase of a network that is supposed to grow to 10,000 bikes at 600 stations.
Organizers said that as of 5:00pm on Monday, more than 6,000 separate trips had been made, with riders traveling a total of 22,000 kilometers.
About 14,000 New Yorkers have paid an annual US$103 fee entitling them to unlimited rides of 45 minutes. Daily and weekly plans will be available as well from June 2.
Alex Nash, who pedaled into Union Square on his first "Citi bike" ride, said he was delighted by the experience despite some glitches.
"To start with, it was a little bit difficult to put it back. ... But it's great. I love it," the software engineer said.
He said he wants to use the bike share program every day to get around Manhattan.
The roll-out, which has caused changes in traffic patterns and in the urban landscape, have caused some grumbling among New Yorkers who have seen parking places disappear and complain the bike racks look ugly.
New Yorkers will now be able to move around on the 6,000 blue Citi Bikes distributed among 333 stations in Manhattan and Brooklyn - the first phase of a network that is supposed to grow to 10,000 bikes at 600 stations.
Organizers said that as of 5:00pm on Monday, more than 6,000 separate trips had been made, with riders traveling a total of 22,000 kilometers.
About 14,000 New Yorkers have paid an annual US$103 fee entitling them to unlimited rides of 45 minutes. Daily and weekly plans will be available as well from June 2.
Alex Nash, who pedaled into Union Square on his first "Citi bike" ride, said he was delighted by the experience despite some glitches.
"To start with, it was a little bit difficult to put it back. ... But it's great. I love it," the software engineer said.
He said he wants to use the bike share program every day to get around Manhattan.
The roll-out, which has caused changes in traffic patterns and in the urban landscape, have caused some grumbling among New Yorkers who have seen parking places disappear and complain the bike racks look ugly.
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