tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post2306592175256541172..comments2024-03-29T03:35:13.051-04:00Comments on EV Grieve: 2 new Citi Bike docking stations for Avenue AUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62693582415384800622022-02-21T21:15:27.481-05:002022-02-21T21:15:27.481-05:00Bicycles clearly drive some people nuts…
I’m all ...Bicycles clearly drive some people nuts…<br /><br />I’m all for cleaner air and less reliance on dirty public transit or overpriced ubers and cabs. $15 to get driven to Chelsea? No thanks, I’ll bike. (And all my bikes pre-citibike would eventually get stolen). Apologies to the 4 parking spaces the 30 docks use. DaHonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-78887116432599676292022-02-21T13:15:04.268-05:002022-02-21T13:15:04.268-05:00They have massive stations already all around here...They have massive stations already all around here, who the fuck is allowing this? You get blocked into the sidewalk and vehicles can't pull over. It's a pain in the ass and a big ad scheme. I even use these from time to time but would never expect this takeover, this is crazy.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55705525504968561732022-02-21T11:28:24.575-05:002022-02-21T11:28:24.575-05:00Great news! Love CitiBikeGreat news! Love CitiBikeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-79200574312652896282022-02-20T16:23:53.102-05:002022-02-20T16:23:53.102-05:00Great news, happy to see more docks. Now I just wi...Great news, happy to see more docks. Now I just wish they'd pump the damn tiresAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24268195874736117512022-02-20T16:20:24.041-05:002022-02-20T16:20:24.041-05:00There's already a very large eyesore - oh oops...There's already a very large eyesore - oh oops, I mean DOCKING STATION - on 11th and B, to say nothing of the even larger one on 10th and B, so why the hell do we need another one on 11th and A? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-24604823947703179152022-02-19T23:26:58.637-05:002022-02-19T23:26:58.637-05:00All these citbike docking station will suffer the ...All these citbike docking station will suffer the same fate as, Krispy Kreme, Starbucks, Subway and banks in the mid 2000’s. They just over did themselves. Just too much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-69163104220947795312022-02-19T21:56:02.184-05:002022-02-19T21:56:02.184-05:00You need a license for a dog in NYC why not a bicy...You need a license for a dog in NYC why not a bicycle riders license? Each bicycle should have a license plate and each rider should have a bicycle rider license which they get by passing a test so they acknowledge that they should ride in the correct direction in bicycle lanes, stop at red lights and abide by pedestrians having the right of way, not riding on the sidewalk, no texting while riding, etc.<br />Quite frankly it's like the Wild West out there trying to not get hit by careless bike riders. Carol from East 5th Streetnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-44065237005714307332022-02-19T21:26:50.425-05:002022-02-19T21:26:50.425-05:00@7:21PM: You appear to have missed my sarcasm re: ...@7:21PM: You appear to have missed my sarcasm re: the mayor.<br /><br />I have owned a bike (a single-speed Schwinn, purchased from - wait for it - ALEXANDER'S department store) for many decades. I used to ride on Sunday mornings, very early: ride up 4th Ave, and get onto Madison Avenue as soon as possible to go uptown; turn west at 59th St. and into Central Park. One or two loops inside the park, from south up to the northernmost point (where you really had to have some reserve energy in your legs, in case the muggers tried to get you up there), and I'd be back home by about 9:30 AM. Then a hot shower, breakfast & a nap. I rode early on Sunday mornings b/c even back then, it was the only "safe" way to ride on the streets without taking your life in your hands.<br /><br />I still have that bike, and it works fine, but now you couldn't pay me to ride in this city. My fear is NOT of cars or trucks; it's of other people on bicycles.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-43854660358486643672022-02-19T21:05:24.315-05:002022-02-19T21:05:24.315-05:00@7:19PM: You fail to understand that cars that MAD...@7:19PM: You fail to understand that cars that MADE this city in more ways than you can even imagine. And I guess in 1890, you'd have been against all those damned horse-drawn vehicles that were taking up the streets & causing congestion.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-57177757989734994922022-02-19T20:59:15.280-05:002022-02-19T20:59:15.280-05:00People complain about every single thing in the wo...People complain about every single thing in the world, what miserable little souls. Wahh something new? I don’t like it. Wahhh. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-39490178581100417022022-02-19T20:17:33.627-05:002022-02-19T20:17:33.627-05:00I ride citibike almost daily. Love it. And especia...I ride citibike almost daily. Love it. And especially at the height of the pandemic they were a life saver for me, both in terms of exercise and mental health.<br /><br />But in regards to these long docking stations maybe they should add some space every 10 yards or so?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-62124713396336352892022-02-19T19:21:25.685-05:002022-02-19T19:21:25.685-05:00At 2:43 PM, Anonymous said:
I eagerly await the d...At 2:43 PM, Anonymous said:<br /><br /><i>I eagerly await the day that the whole citibike scheme is exposed as the corporate scam it's always been, IMO.<br /><br />PS: Maybe our new mayor can DEMAND that everyone ride a bike - and obey the traffic laws!</i><br /><br />Everyone? I come from the pre-Citibike era when bike "ownership" was just bike rental. <br /><br />I could ride a bike, but not on these streets. #anythingthatcangowrongwillScuba Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10326884503725331349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-60000557842489918592022-02-19T19:19:40.181-05:002022-02-19T19:19:40.181-05:00Our city is gradually but steadily being dragged i...Our city is gradually but steadily being dragged into transportation and planning sanity from the misbegotten era when cars ruled and ruined our cities. Thank goodness, just wish it had happened sooner (and would progress, now, quicker).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-76626665808942193262022-02-19T15:11:58.848-05:002022-02-19T15:11:58.848-05:00where are the provos when you need them Luud Schim...where are the provos when you need them Luud Schimmelpenninck had the right idea on bikes freee universal and well for all the people not just those who could afford to rent one from a bank ad kiosk Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-78896407592634408472022-02-19T14:32:19.894-05:002022-02-19T14:32:19.894-05:00I feel bad for all the delivery trucks who have to...I feel bad for all the delivery trucks who have to park along the commercial areas now. I'd hate to be one! Putting the bike stations on side streets is one thing, on the avenues quite something different. Also, once congestion pricing starts, between the cost of that and quickly diminishing available parking (aside from expensive garages) who is going to want to bother coming into the city? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22974164437687467442022-02-19T13:41:10.940-05:002022-02-19T13:41:10.940-05:00Giovanni. Well said. Well written. Of course I agr...Giovanni. Well said. Well written. Of course I agree too ^_^stephen bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04545567850851928230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-22287139218106312552022-02-19T12:43:10.556-05:002022-02-19T12:43:10.556-05:00I eagerly await the day that the whole citibike sc...I eagerly await the day that the whole citibike scheme is exposed as the corporate scam it's always been, IMO.<br /><br />PS: Maybe our new mayor can DEMAND that everyone ride a bike - and obey the traffic laws!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-86499884663732777632022-02-19T12:22:14.690-05:002022-02-19T12:22:14.690-05:00When my bike was in the shop for major repairs las...When my bike was in the shop for major repairs last summer I rode Citibikes for a week, and it was a nightmare. Finding a bike that works properly was hit or miss, with half of them not working properly, and most made annoying noises due to broken pedals or gears. I tried four times to get a pedal assist bike but the battery was dead each time. And riding these clunkers is no fun at all. They clearly are not maintaining these bikes well anymore.<br /><br />Yes, docking was a major hassle, but just adding more docks will not solve the problem. Sometimes the docks are completly empty, with dozens of empty slots, so you just wait for someone to return a bike or walks a few blocks to find one. Returning a bike while you are on the clock is even worse. I had to wait a long time their docks several times to return a bike, only to have other Citibikers steal an open spot at the other end even though they saw me and other people waiting to return a bike. It reminded me of how people used to steal cabs from each other before there was Uber. <br /><br />Using the app to find another dock is useless as slots open and close quickly, and those docks can be a few blocks out of your way. So adding docks does not solve the problem if Citibike doesn’t rebalance their system, which they seem not to do as often as before, most likely because rebalancing bikes is a major labor cost for them. So now instead of rebalancing they just want to put in and endless number of additional docks. That wont make the system better, it will just make it bigger.<br /><br />As "successful" as the program is, from broken bikes to unbalanced docks, it is a very unreliable hit or miss system to depend on for everyday users. The least that Citibike can do is to have a system that has bikes that work properly, and with docks that have open slots.Giovannihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061991537085810824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-85893399810241474152022-02-19T11:57:28.406-05:002022-02-19T11:57:28.406-05:00This will help ensure our physical well being and ...This will help ensure our physical well being and future health. Thank you CitiBike and SDNY for your committment to all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-61473032631004923372022-02-19T11:43:55.659-05:002022-02-19T11:43:55.659-05:00Here come the anti-biking comments like clockwork....Here come the anti-biking comments like clockwork. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-91158209402097613082022-02-19T11:39:13.781-05:002022-02-19T11:39:13.781-05:00Excellent. 30 more stations to go to meet demand i...Excellent. 30 more stations to go to meet demand in the EV alone. We won't rest until we get those.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-64469900961642829942022-02-19T10:45:21.010-05:002022-02-19T10:45:21.010-05:00As a driver/parker I say this is all to the good. ...As a driver/parker I say this is all to the good. While the Citi Bike stations take away parking, you can’t argue with a program that’s been this successful. I was waiting for the light at 2nd Ave the other week at twilight and scores of people on Citi Bikes were coming down the bike lane, looking like swarms of fireflies with their headlamps. Really quite charming and one of my all-time favorite EV images. I say get rid of the shacks, add Citi Bike stations, and bring back some of the parking. I can’t resist adding that the bike lanes on the *streets* are simply a nuisance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-55689907181649375382022-02-19T10:17:27.003-05:002022-02-19T10:17:27.003-05:00So the commercial vehicles that need to make deliv...So the commercial vehicles that need to make deliveries there will park in the bike lane and make an already congested intersection even worse...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-56843880875508377872022-02-19T10:08:07.439-05:002022-02-19T10:08:07.439-05:00I bought my own bike which was a tiny pain to stor...I bought my own bike which was a tiny pain to store but worth it. Citibikes are just unmaintained junk.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5694390946037511355.post-40699502947931203962022-02-19T10:04:32.244-05:002022-02-19T10:04:32.244-05:00When does this nonsense end? It has become overkil...When does this nonsense end? It has become overkill. Manhattan is too congested and too overpopulated to take on all of the bike lanes and bike stations and outdoor dining sheds/rat nests. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com