David Byrne loves riding his bike around New York, so it stands to reason that he's psyched about the city's new CitiBike share. "It will make New Yorkers rethink their city and rewrite the mental maps we use to decide what is convenient, what is possible," Byrne writes in the Times. But he also answers a controversial question for many cyclists: momentum or The Law? "I try to stop at red lights and often feel lame when other cyclists zoom by." more ›

Yesterday, after what felt like years of waiting, the city introduced us to the pricing scheme for its ambitious new bike share program, now dubbed CitiBike after its sponsor (Citibank). And the reaction was mixed. While many—including us! We swear!—are very excited to see the program prosper and bring more cyclists to the streets, its very aggressive pricing had us (and others) worried. Yes, New York's bike share will be the largest in the world but it will also be the most expensive. Well, sometimes. more ›

For the past few months the city has been talking to locals about where they want the share stations to live, and now we are getting closer to finding out where the winner locations will be. Because clearly the city can't put a station in every location that residents have suggested in the city. You wouldn't be able to cross the street! more ›

A cyclist dares to challenge the behavior of a pedestrian in Central Park, and the New York Post cannot BELIEVE the injustice. 46-year-old Sabine von Sengbusch is suing 28-year-old Meghan Rohan after von Sengbusch's bike struck Rohan after she allegedly walked into the bike lane near 69th Street and East Drive. Rohan shattered her elbow, but the cyclist is claiming the accident caused her "great physical pain and mental anguish." Maybe Rohan can use the Frisbee Defense? more ›

The Department of Transportation dazzled curious Greenwich Village residents last night at the Manhattan Community Board 2 meeting with a presentation [pdf] about the much-anticipated bike share program. Slated to launch in July 2012, the program will initially service Manhattan below 81st Street and reach as far into Brooklyn as Park Slope, Bed-Stuy, and Crown Heights—an area with 1.2 million residents that sees more than 2 million daily commuters and visitors. The key points: more ›

If you're chomping at the handlebar to get a taste of some sweet, sweet NYC Bike Share action, you don't have to wait until next summer. The DOT is holding a bike share demonstration today from noon until 4:00 p.m. in DUMBO at the Manhattan Bridge Archway on Water & Adams Streets. Get your questions answered, give the DOT feedback, and take a bike for a spin. It's a perfect day for a ride. more ›

DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and Deputy Mayor Howard Wolfson are appearing at a press conference this afternoon to announce the details of the city's semi-controversial bike share program, which will provide New Yorkers with 10,000 public bikes at about 600 stations. Nothing's been officially announced yet, but the radical bike lobbyists at Streetsblog hear that the Portland company Alta Bike Share has been chosen to run the program, which will reportedly cost New Yorkers under $100 a year. But if you use a bike for less than a half hour, it's free! more ›

Capitulating to pressure from City Council, the mayor's office and the DOT have agreed to hold public hearings regarding the new bike-share program before it is implemented. "No one is against bike-share—it's something that every major city across the world is adopting and bracing," councilmember Leroy Comrie tells the Times, "But what I don't want to see happen is a pattern develop, where City Hall finds ways to exclude Council from its natural role." Exactly, you want Council to be properly informed before making a huge decision of policy. more ›

Whether or not New York City's forthcoming bike sharing initiative will be a welcomed success or a network of mini-madrassas remains to be seen, but could it save your life some day? A study (an actual study, not an internet poll) conducted by our old friends at the British Medical Journal of Barcelona's bike-sharing program found that it contributed to 12 fewer deaths a year, not to mention a reduction of 9,000 tons of carbon dioxide pollution. more ›

Over the weekend, the NY Times published an article casting doubt on the viability of the city's forthcoming bike share program, speculating, like the NY Post before it, that the system was doomed to fail. The article contends that community board members are worried about losing sidewalk space to bike-share kiosks, while one of the bike-share companies that's a finalist to run the project has "run into financial problems in Montreal." But the community board process hasn't even started yet, and the company cited in the article, Alta, is demanding a retraction. more ›

In soliciting bids from private companies to create a vast bike share system across the city, the DOT was quick to preemptively address what's likely to be the first criticism: How much is this going to cost taxpayers? Their answer: sharing is free! "The RFP calls for a private company to bear all the cost and responsibilities for the system during an initial five-year period while sharing revenues with the city, and with no taxpayer funds being used for the system’s implementation, upkeep or maintenance," the DOT said in a press release. But that doesn't mean the bike share plan won't have opponents. more ›

The DOT is inching closer to implementing a city-wide bike share program, perhaps starting with the Upper West Side. According to the West Side Independent City Councilwoman Gale Brewer is pushing for a pilot program in the neighborhood, and in a letter to the DOT commissioner, she writes, "The size and density of the 6 district, the diversity of our constituency, and our position between Central and Riverside Parks would generate valuable user data for future planning." But can New Yorkers really share? And who will pay for it? more ›

A new bike sharing program on Governors Island has proven so popular that the DOT is considering ways to implement a similar program throughout the rest of the city. Transportation Alternatives is reporting that since launching “Free Bike Fridays” on June 6th, bike ridership on the island has more than tripled, from 120 daily bike renters to more than 400. On weekends, rentals are available for $5 for 30 minutes, which gives cyclists enough time to pedal the circumference of the island. more ›