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This is New York, things go wrong and still go on. Some issues will get solved, some the service will live with.
Skift | 11 years ago
What every city needs is its own guide to bike-share etiquette, and Mr. Cunningham is just the man to write it.
Moscow's traffic is so notoriously bad that bikes are a good idea. Surviving when the traffic's humming is another matter.
Does it matter who "invented" bikeshare? New York City's embrace of it can only have a beneficial effect downstream, from wider adoption perspective.
Skift Originals
Citi Bike, like its home city, is among the largest in the world, and a successful launch with local pick-up would see the system expand to all five boroughs with the potential for changing the way NYC moves.
Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago
The new Citibike bike sharing program could potentially change how New Yorkers commute and attempts to redraw their daily relationships with the city, long term. Generational changes may be favoring this trend, even if this specific attempt does not succeed fully.
Matt Williams and Amanda Holpuch, Guardian | 11 years ago
The program has been beset over the past few weeks with complaints from residents who would prefer bike racks be in other neighborhoods. This latest complaint based on weight limits will likely be followed by a different set of complaints.
Atossa Araxia Abrahamian, Reuters | 11 years ago