Monday, January 12, 2015

Report: Citi Bike usage dropped in 2014


[Photo on 7th and A from Jan. 6 by Derek Berg]

The Post has some numbers today:

Annual membership in the bike-share program last November was 88,495, a 6.8 percent drop compared with November 2013, when membership stood at a robust 94,955, data show.

One-day memberships fell 33 percent, from 16,112 to 10,723, and weekly members fell 37 percent in that same period, from 1,339 to 843.

7 comments:

  1. They need to lower the price of daily rental
    to $ 5 a day
    they would gain way more revenue

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  2. I'm heartbroken... #bluedemons

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  3. They need to have bikes at docking stations and working docks to return your bike to. Its more trouble than its worth.

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  4. All of Bloombergs pet projects should go.

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  5. There's hope...who would have thunk it.

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  6. That shit is unreliable so I didn't renew.

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  7. Finding available bikes & docks can be a pain in the ass in this neighborhood during "rush hours", but I love these bikes. I would be so sad to see them go!

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