NYC to launch ebike program in Staten Island and 1000 more ebikes to compensate for the loss of the L train between Brooklyn and the city

[elliot friedman]

https://patch.com/new-york/new-york-city/once-illegal-e-bikes-now-bike-share-docks-patch-tests-them

https://www.amny.com/transit/l-train-shutdown-citi-bike-1.20589744

check 'em out

 

[Angela M.]

Very cool! Thanks for sharing. It will be interesting to see how the program does.

 

[ebikemom]

If the NYC transportation planners expect bikeshare bikes to work for commuters, the bikes have to be well charged, available when needed, and in good repair. They have to be as reliable as city buses, and trains. AND, there have to be safe places to ride them--excellent cycling infrastructure.

I think a program could fail because of the lack of any part of this equation, so I hope that if things don't go well it isn't blamed on ebikes, because an ebike in good repair that has a charged battery is a wonderful thing! But, there are certainly places I won't go on my ebike because of the lack of a safe route.