more citibikes this summer. lots more bikes:
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Citi Bike to expand in Manhattan and Brooklyn this summer
By Vincent Barone May 19, 2016
There will be 10,000 bright blue bikes on the streets of New York by the end of the year.
Mayor Bill de Blasio and Motivate, the Citi Bike operator, announced Thursday that the bike share network will expand further into uptown Manhattan and south Brooklyn this summer.
New stations will come to Manhattan up to 110th Street, and in Brooklyn’s neighborhoods of Gowanus, Boerum Hill, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, Red Hook and Park Slope.
“The recent growth and expansion of Citi Bike is great for New York City, and something we are proud to have helped secure,” said Mayor de Blasio in a statement. “My former neighbors in Park Slope will certainly welcome the blue bikes this summer, and their arrival in transit-deprived neighborhoods like Red Hook illustrates our continued commitment to strengthening all of our communities and fighting inequality.”
The expansion is set to begin this August and will involve the installation of about 140 new docks and about 2,000 bikes.
The news comes just before Citi Bike’s three-year anniversary and shortly after the bike share celebrated 2015 as its busiest year, with more than 10 million total trips logged.
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http://www.amny.com/transit/citi-bik...mer-1.11818623