Monroe wrote:

And we think Hudson County can make this work?? All it will do is give some politico's 'green' props for a program no-one but a few want. It's a resume builder for a few, that's all.

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JCishome wrote:
I'm not sure that makes sense. The number of rides in NY exceeded anyone's hopes, but one of the problems is that the utilization is much more heavily weighted toward annual members than they expected - they're not getting enough revenue from one-time users. There's high demand, just a different demand than they thought and now they need to adjust accordingly.

They did a lousy job figuring out usage needs and trends, and haven't kept up their promises as far as upkeep and repair-even though they had a huge Citibank startup fee and over 100,000 prepaid subscribers @ $95/year. The tourist fees are stupid in concept, silly in practice, AND more expensive than private bike rentals.

And we think Hudson County can make this work?? All it will do is give some politico's 'green' props for a program no-one but a few want. It's a resume builder for a few, that's all.

JCishome wrote:
I'm not sure that makes sense. The number of rides in NY exceeded anyone's hopes, but one of the problems is that the utilization is much more heavily weighted toward annual members than they expected - they're not getting enough revenue from one-time users. There's high demand, just a different demand than they thought and now they need to adjust accordingly.

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JCMan8 wrote:
Apparently the company that supplied the bikes and technology for Citibike filed for bankruptcy. And De Blasio said there's no room in the City's budget to add funding to this program.

Ultimately these bike share programs may go down in the history books as a failed experiment.

I think Nyc is looking for a way to scrap the system to satisfy the pedestrian and car driving masses, and not look as though it is a slap in the face to the cycling culture.

JCMan8 wrote:
Apparently the company that supplied the bikes and technology for Citibike filed for bankruptcy. And De Blasio said there's no room in the City's budget to add funding to this program.

Ultimately these bike share programs may go down in the history books as a failed experiment.

Bogart wrote:
Not necessarily. The process can include bringing bikes back to PATH stations in the evening.

If nothing is done, you are going to have to go to a PATH station to find a bike during the day, which limits the usefulness of the program for much of the city.

Monroe wrote:
If they can't make it there, can they make it in JC?

http://nypost.com/2014/03/21/citybike ... eeds-millions-to-survive/

MikeyTBC wrote: Does anyone have any links to bike safety and specifically helmets? Stats, numbers, types of helmets etc. I'm googling and most of what I'm seeing is about kids and basic rules of the road. Thanks

Although Citi Bike has been popular with commuters, the system has been plagued with problems, such as software glitches, maintenance woes and battery issues at the stations.

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Does the program envision an effort to redistribute where the bikes are left?

If you redistribute throughout the day, those who need to ride home will not have a bike at the PATH to do so.

hero69 wrote:
if people want helmuts, they should pay for them.....enuff socialism already. obamacare is enuff

Bogart wrote:
Does the program envision an effort to redistribute where the bikes are left?

jmiz wrote:
Cart before the horse. At least that's what Jersey City is doing here.

I commute every day by bicycle. Since this time last year, I've ridden 2,200 miles -- and that's just me commuting to work in JC and NYC. I'm speaking from experience here:

Hoboken actually has dedicated bike lanes already in place. Hoboken also has new proposed lanes that get people to where they need to go (for instance, from the foot of Mountain Rd, down 1st, to the PATH).

Jersey City has none of this. There's been a hap-hazard rollout of bike sharrow on the roads so far. You'll find one road has them, and then you have to traverse several blocks to reconnect to another. The roads designated for bike lanes don't actually get cyclists anywhere, either. Jersey City has simply picked the widest streets (or streets most in the public eye - ahem Grove Street) to add the lanes.

Also, the bike sharrows in the heights are a raised decal, not actual paint. It took one snow storm for the plows to scrape the street and destroy the sharrows. Today, the bike lane indicators are either completely gone or destroyed beyond recognition. One decal in front of my place is just a sliver of the front tire -- the rest is gone.

I've taken pictures and forwarded them to Bike JC, a group that's supposed to advocate for these types of things. Their response was to "wait until spring so more lanes could be added." What about the destroyed lanes are already exist? Are we going to add more lanes with this shitty decal only to have the lanes destroyed again come Winter 2015?

If our city can't even put down bike lane lines that last more than 6 months, how does it expect to operate and maintain a physical transportation network?

JC_rider wrote:
It would be great if some of these bikes came with a child back seat so that you can take the family for a ride all the way to weehawken. Just bring your helmets.

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JC_rider wrote:
It would be great if some of these bikes came with a child back seat so that you can take the family for a ride all the way to weehawken. Just bring your helmets.

Lets take baby steps before we leap to the liability of child seats on wheels. We first have to see if the adults can handle the 2-wheel vehicle themselves.

Good point. Brings back decade old personal memories from NYC 5 boro tour where some adults dusting off 2 wheelers just for this event and being all over the place.

MikeyTBC wrote:
Does anyone have any links to bike safety and specifically helmets? Stats, numbers, types of helmets etc.
I'm googling and most of what I'm seeing is about kids and basic rules of the road.
Thanks

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JC_rider wrote:
It would be great if some of these bikes came with a child back seat so that you can take the family for a ride all the way to weehawken. Just bring your helmets.

Lets take baby steps before we leap to the liability of child seats on wheels. We first have to see if the adults can handle the 2-wheel vehicle themselves.