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Old Posted May 7, 2023, 1:39 PM
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also, the annual 5 boro bike tour is on today —
beautiful weather for it


On Sunday, May 7, cyclists of all skill levels will come from around the world to roll through every borough of New York City on streets totally free of cars. For one day, the roads are yours, the bridges are yours, the City is yours—there’s no better way to experience NYC.

Produced in conjunction with the City of New York, the TD Five Boro Bike Tour is a charitable ride that funds free bike education programs reaching thousands of New Yorkers each year. When you ride with Bike New York, you’re helping us in our mission to empower more New Yorkers with the skills to ride safely and confidently on city streets.


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Old Posted May 28, 2023, 1:02 AM
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oooh you know, just another day in brooklyn —


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Old Posted May 28, 2023, 10:08 AM
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Cook County released its first ever Bicycle Network plan. Hopefully a lot of these projects come to fruition- they'd be huge in connectivity of the more important rail-trail paths.

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The County’s Bike Plan recommends enhancements including 90 miles of new off-street paved trails, 150 miles of new sidepaths and at least 230 miles of new on-street bike routes throughout Cook County.
You can read the plan here if interested-
https://www.cookcountyil.gov/bikeplan

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Old Posted Jun 3, 2023, 9:06 AM
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DOT brings Street Seat initiative to Jamaica Avenue, hardens Queens Boulevard bike lane in Jamaica


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Old Posted Jun 3, 2023, 9:07 AM
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Middle Village residents fume over newly installed Citi Bike stations during the Community Board 5 meeting


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Old Posted Jul 6, 2023, 1:04 AM
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nj rails to trails —

New in New Jersey: Abandoned rail tracks set to become N.J.’s newest hiking, bike trail

Published: Jul. 03, 2023
By Jackie Roman | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com


The abandoned Rahway Valley Railroad tracks in Union County are one step closer to becoming a multi-use trail system with an infusion of $1.5 million from a federal program dedicated to “non-traditional” transportation projects.



The Rahway Valley Railroad operated in northern New Jersey from 1897 until it closed in 1992. At its height, the railroad was nearly 12 miles long, including the 7.1 mile long mainline and three branch lines, according to a historical account from the National Parks Service. The railroad traversed Roselle Park, Kenilworth, Union, Springfield, Summit and Maplewood.


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Old Posted Aug 11, 2023, 3:24 PM
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record breaking citibike month --



Citi Bike has record-breaking ridership month following news of potential sale

By Emily Davenport
Posted on August 2, 2023


Why walk when you can ride?

Citi Bike announced on Twitter that the bike-share system had a record-breaking month for riders this past July, with over 3.76 million trips taken throughout the entire month.

“Keep it up and let’s see how many rides you take in August! Will you break the record again?” Citi Bike said on Twitter.


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Could Building Bike Lanes Become America’s Next Big Infrastructure Project?

https://usa.streetsblog.org/2023/08/...ucture-project

https://infrastructure.peopleforbikes.org/

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- Nonprofit PeopleForBikes' recently launched the Great Bike Infrastructure Project, a new advocacy portal which aims to map all the "protected bike lanes, off-street trails, pump tracks, bike parks, and more" that U.S. communities are poised to build — particularly following the passage of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which multiplied the amount of federal funding for cycling by roughly six.

- Rather than treating those efforts as disconnected, though, the group says advocates need to start thinking of their hyper-local bike projects as part of one massive, national effort to combat climate change, cure traffic violence, and end universal car dependence — and do the urgent work of bringing transportation decision-makers together in a unified front.

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Old Posted Aug 28, 2023, 2:54 PM
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Old Posted Aug 29, 2023, 5:53 AM
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its fun to ride the randall’s island connector


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Old Posted Aug 31, 2023, 3:01 PM
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impressive with a heavy citibike —


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Yeah, I can barely keep my balance on my Citibike, though I often keep a heavy backpack on the front basket. I can do a short bunny hop over metal plates on the road, but that's about it.
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Hmm, are those Citibikes as in Citibank? Is it a public/private partnership?

In Los Angeles, LA County Metro has its own Metro Bike Share; you use your TAP card to buy rides on the bike just like you'd use the TAP card to board a Metro bus or train.

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Hmm, are those Citibikes as in Citibank? Is it a public/private partnership?
No, Citibank is only a sponsor of the bike share. But yes, it is a sort of public/private partnership because Lyft operates & manages the bike share (although because their finances are in the red, they are looking to sell off the operations).

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That would be great if we had that. We have OMNY as the RFID payment option in NYC for subways and buses, and hopefully other modes of regional transit in the future. Citibike uses its own app that holds the user's info, shows a real-time map of bike availability at each dock, and also unlocks the bikes via QR code.

Citibikes can also be unlocked through a keyfob, although Lyft prefers everyone to use the app. QR code vandalism is an issue in some communities (for reasons I don't completely understand - I've only been riding for a couple of months - but it's typically done by high schoolers on the e-bikes), so having the key fob helps.

Citibike also has a Bike Angels program that gives points to riders to help balance out the system. At certain points of the day (usually morning or evening rush), some docks will have too many bikes (meaning users can't dock a bike they are riding) and others will have too few. Citibike decided to outsource moving these bikes to where they are needed to the riders by incentivizing them with points. These points can be exchanged for e-bike credits, Lyft credits (for rideshare), extending your membership for free, or just plain old cash (gift cards).
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Old Posted Sep 1, 2023, 1:21 AM
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i use an mta omny card for transit, but you dont have to use that, you can use your phone, which most people do.

the metrocard is still around, but on its way out.

and of course, these days, other that tourists or busters, irl no one pays.
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i use an mta omny card for transit, but you dont have to use that, you can use your phone, which most people do.

the metrocard is still around, but on its way out.

and of course, these days, other that tourists or busters, irl no one pays.
I would use OMNY, except friggin Edenred doesn't send us RFID cards for our commuter pre-tax benefits. And I'm loathe to spend $5 for something that we should be getting anyway. So here I am still using a worn-out Metrocard like a luddite (I also refuse to spend $1 for a flimsy easily-scratched piece of plastic).
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