Comments on: NYC Bike Share Will Have 600 Stations & 10,000 Bikes! http://inhabitat.com/nyc/nyc-bike-share-will-have-600-stations-10000-bikes/ Green Design and Innovation in New York City Mon, 13 May 2013 06:36:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Jessica Dailey http://inhabitat.com/nyc/nyc-bike-share-will-have-600-stations-10000-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-4587 Jessica Dailey Tue, 06 Mar 2012 01:51:36 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/nyc/?p=19639#comment-4587 @Nick, I think that you misread the article and are assuming that a monthly subscription to the bike share would cost less than a monthly MetroCard. The article clearly states that "an annual subscription will likely cost less than a monthly MetroCard," meaning that a YEARLY subscription to the bike share will cost less than a MONTHLY MetroCard, which is $109. In other words, an anual bike share membership will cost less than $109. You can confirm this on the NYC Bike Share website: http://a841-tfpweb.nyc.gov/bikeshare/faq/#how-much-is-it-going-to-cost ....Suggesting that a bike share membership would cost $800 for a year is rather absurd. @Nick, I think that you misread the article and are assuming that a monthly subscription to the bike share would cost less than a monthly MetroCard. The article clearly states that “an annual subscription will likely cost less than a monthly MetroCard,” meaning that a YEARLY subscription to the bike share will cost less than a MONTHLY MetroCard, which is $109. In other words, an anual bike share membership will cost less than $109. You can confirm this on the NYC Bike Share website: http://a841-tfpweb.nyc.gov/bikeshare/faq/#how-much-is-it-going-to-cost ….Suggesting that a bike share membership would cost $800 for a year is rather absurd.

]]> By: Nick Bourbaki http://inhabitat.com/nyc/nyc-bike-share-will-have-600-stations-10000-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-4581 Nick Bourbaki Mon, 05 Mar 2012 20:32:32 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/nyc/?p=19639#comment-4581 TJSonOfAnder: Actually, the bikes being "monopolized" by people with the least alternative transportation, in the most bike-able area, sounds like optimal efficiency. Regarding the article: Since a monthly metrocard costs $70 (or more now?), they seem to be saying an annual subscription will cost around $800. I've been using the same $500 bike for 15 years, with maybe $200 in maintenance. This bikeshare, at 15-20 times the expense of bicycle ownership and maintenance, will not be priced for me or anyone in my income bracket. I wish they'd just installed some free bike racks, maybe even with security cameras on them, so I could leave my bike in the city. Hell, even a small fee for bicycle security would have been massively empowering to bikers. This sounds like it's more about being massively profitable. TJSonOfAnder: Actually, the bikes being “monopolized” by people with the least alternative transportation, in the most bike-able area, sounds like optimal efficiency.

Regarding the article:

Since a monthly metrocard costs $70 (or more now?), they seem to be saying an annual subscription will cost around $800. I’ve been using the same $500 bike for 15 years, with maybe $200 in maintenance. This bikeshare, at 15-20 times the expense of bicycle ownership and maintenance, will not be priced for me or anyone in my income bracket.

I wish they’d just installed some free bike racks, maybe even with security cameras on them, so I could leave my bike in the city. Hell, even a small fee for bicycle security would have been massively empowering to bikers.

This sounds like it’s more about being massively profitable.

]]> By: TJSonOfAnder http://inhabitat.com/nyc/nyc-bike-share-will-have-600-stations-10000-bikes/comment-page-1/#comment-2009 TJSonOfAnder Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:44:00 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/nyc/?p=19639#comment-2009 Boise ID (my home town) had a bike share program 10 years ago. Simply re purposed old bikes painted yellow. But within a month all of them had gone missing and the city speculated that someone had taken them all for scrap until someone pointed out that they were all parked in from of the homeless shelter and had personal locks on them. They were being monopolized by the people who were always downtown with no other means of transportation. I'm sure the system in NY will work much more efficiently. Boise ID (my home town) had a bike share program 10 years ago. Simply re purposed old bikes painted yellow. But within a month all of them had gone missing and the city speculated that someone had taken them all for scrap until someone pointed out that they were all parked in from of the homeless shelter and had personal locks on them. They were being monopolized by the people who were always downtown with no other means of transportation.
I’m sure the system in NY will work much more efficiently.

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