A new bill proposed to City Council aims to make Citi Bike trips cost no more than a swipe on the subway. Supporters say that this move could make getting around the city cheaper and more reliable, especially on days when train service is disrupted.<\/p>\n
Council Member Lincoln Restler introduced the legislation, which would tie Citi Bike pricing to the MTA\u2019s fare structure. Restler has argued publicly that New York\u2019s bike\u2011share system is among the most expensive in the world when measured by distance traveled. He continues to say that lowering prices could encourage more riders to choose two wheels over crowded platforms.<\/p>\n
In Bushwick, where L train service was running partially suspended this weekend, riders said they were all for a cheaper alternative. <\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes it\u2019s just a ten\u2011minute bike ride instead of taking the train a few stops,\u201d one resident said. \u201cIf it was the same price, I would definitely take it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Others said the current pricing keeps them from using the system more often.<\/p>\n
\u201cI want to bike more, but it is just too expensive,\u201d another rider told News 12 who said his trip would cost 5 times the price of a train ride if he were to use the Citi Bike, even with the day pass. <\/p>\n
A third Bushwick resident said the L train\u2019s irregular service makes biking the more practical option. \u201cSometimes it skips my stop, so I have to walk a block to the next one. If I could just use the Citi Bike station near my house, it\u2019d be way more convenient.\u201d<\/p>\n
Citi Bike operates through a public\u2011private partnership involving New York City, Citi Bank and Lyft. It remains unclear how much authority the city has to impose price controls on an existing contract with a private operator.<\/p>\n
News 12 has reached out to Restler\u2019s office for clarification on how the proposal would be implemented if passed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new bill proposed to City Council aims to make Citi Bike trips cost no more than a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":210612,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[98,100,99,9,24,63],"class_list":["post-210667","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn","tag-brooklyn-headlines","tag-brooklyn-news","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210667","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=210667"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/210667\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/210612"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=210667"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=210667"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=210667"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}