Citi Bike stations scheduled for south Bronx nabes
BY ALEX MITCHELL
The Bronx will be riding in
style as Citi Bike announced
that it will soon be peddling
into the borough and other
parts of the city on Tuesday,
July 16.
As part of the planned expansion
agreement with the
Mayor de Blasio Administration,
the new cycle of docked
bike rentals will be coming
to Mott Haven, Melrose, Port
Morris, Highbridge, Claremont,
Morrisania, Longwood,
Concourse and Mount Eden
within the next fi ve years.
“I am so excited that the
Bronx will fi nally be included
in the Citi Bike program,
which has already become an
important part of New York
City’s transportation grid,”
said Borough President Ruben
Diaz Jr. after the announcement
was made on the steps of
the Bronx County Building.
Afterwards, he took a test
ride with offi cials of the NYC
Department of Transportation
and Citi Bike up and down the
Grand Concourse to celebrate
the two-wheeled milestone.
“Connecting our borough
to the Citi Bike network will
empower so many Bronxites
Borough President Ruben, Diaz, Jr. joins the DOT and other to celebrate Citi Bike coming to the Bronx.
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to travel outside their neighborhood
for job opportunities,
cultural events and to visit
friends and family,” Diaz continued.
The borough president has
also long imagined developing
a Bronx greenway along
the Major Deegan interstate
that would bring a connecting
bicycle trail uptown from
the Hudson Valley, which Citi
Bikes would be ideal for.
Citi Bike also announced
a sponsored $300,000 expansion
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grant program for local
non-profi ts to grow bike share
ridership in the soon-to-be expanded
neighborhoods in addition
to a new, three-wheeled
handcycle pilot program for
those with disabilities.
Those low to the ground,
hand-controlled and adaptive
handicap accessible bicycles
also hit the road during the
Bronx joyride.
According to the city announcement,
they’re also for
cyclists that aren’t so graceful
on two wheels.
“It is my hope that we can
quickly accelerate this growth
to ensure that every neighborhood
have access to innovative
and affordable alternatives,”
Assemblyman Marcos Crespo
said after the announcement.
“As the Bronx continues to
grow and prosper, so must our
transportation options,” he
continued mentioning that the
long overdue initiative could
quickly accelerate neighborhood
growth throughout the
south Bronx.
The new opportunity for
this affordable transportation
alternative was made possible
through an agreement between
the city and Lyft that
solidifi ed a $100 million investment
from the mobile rideshare
giant last November.
As part of the planned expansion,
riders can now rent a
Citi Bike through the Lyft app
as well.
“With double the territory
and triple the number of bikes
over the next few years, Citi
Bike will become an even better
option for travel around
New York City,” de Blasio said,
mentioning that the “expansion
will help us build a more
fair and equitable city for all
New Yorkers.
These new bike docks will
be installed by 2020 and fully
operational by 2023 to compliment
the over 13,000 two
wheelers at nearly 800 stations,
according to the mayor’s
offi ce.
During the fall, the community
boards representing
the neighborhoods receiving
the bikes will fi rst begin to determine
where to put the new
Citi Bike stations.
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