Based on data collected by Citi Bike riders take about 34,000 rides per day as of last August. That being said, these bikes must be inspected on a frequent basis. In addition, maintenance, cleanliness of bikes must be check along with the docking station.
But based on the audit of the New York bike share program, it shows poor maintenance, cleanliness of bikes and defective parking stations are becoming an inconvenience for user. This in the long-run will discouraging the growth of the system. The maintenance data shows that 54 percent of the bikes were inspected last March and 73 in April but based on the contract the City has, 100 percent maintenance check must happen at least once a month. This lack of maintenance checks increases the bikes risk of becoming defective, which might cause issues if a customer decides to rent that particular bike. Based on the audit, the docking stations are also lacking inspections and maintenance.
This audit paved out specific concern New Yorker's had about the bike program. The New CEO Jay Walder, who was the MTA Chairman said that the company is hard at work reinventing Citi bike with much better service for the coming years.
In my opinion Citi bikes should have a maintenance/inspection indicator that lets the customer know when was the last time this bike was inspected and maintenance was done on it. While also letting them know if it safe to ride. This might be a little risky at first but knowing that these bikes will be on a schedule inspection/maintenance list, will allow customers feel more secure. The same concept can be applied to the docking stations for better transparency.
Source:
http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2014/12/12/audit-reveals-problems-with-nyc-bike-share-program/
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
Poor Pulaski!
The Pulaski Bridge in New York City connects Long Island City in Queens to Greenpoint in Brooklyn over Newtown Creek. It was named after Polish military commander and American Revolutionary War fighter Kazimierz PuĊaski (Casimir Pulaski) because of the large Polish-American population in Greenpoint. It connects 11th Street in Queens to McGuinness Boulevard (formerly Oakland Street) in Brooklyn.
The construction process of the bikeway was supposed to be finished last December. However, DOT crews are taking advantage of the frighteningly warmer-than-usual late fall weather to make serious progress
.
When the bikeway is complete, pedestrians and cyclists will have a lot more room and won’t have to share the crowded path on the west side of the bridge. The concrete barrier separating the bike lane from motor vehicle traffic consists of both pre-cast and cast-in-place segments. As of yesterday, the barrier appeared to cover the whole span, but work on it was clearly still going on. Closing the slip lane on the Queens side of the bridge is also a work in progress.
The crews finally managed to begin work this September. So will the bikeway be complete before the winter freeze pauses construction? That's the burning question I am eagerly awaiting an answer for!
The construction process of the bikeway was supposed to be finished last December. However, DOT crews are taking advantage of the frighteningly warmer-than-usual late fall weather to make serious progress
.
When the bikeway is complete, pedestrians and cyclists will have a lot more room and won’t have to share the crowded path on the west side of the bridge. The concrete barrier separating the bike lane from motor vehicle traffic consists of both pre-cast and cast-in-place segments. As of yesterday, the barrier appeared to cover the whole span, but work on it was clearly still going on. Closing the slip lane on the Queens side of the bridge is also a work in progress.
The crews finally managed to begin work this September. So will the bikeway be complete before the winter freeze pauses construction? That's the burning question I am eagerly awaiting an answer for!
bike path near dyckman!!
Sooo I stay at 207th st! Our lovely college- the city college of new York is on the 145th. So, sometimes I like to bike the distance. I always use the bike path to get to the college. Even though, the bike ride is great fun when I leave in the morning to get to the college, but when I am getting back home which I do normally at around 8-9 pm, that's when things start getting really difficult!!
Firstly, as soon as I enter the bike path, there is no lights of any sorts on the pathway which could easily lead to collisions between bikers and lead to severe accidents.
Because there is no light at all, it is difficult to see what is on the road and this has actually led to me falling off my bike due to a huge crack in the road in the middle of the pathway.
At nights, there is no one there which makes it a sweet soft for drug dealers and people of those sorts.
I remember I was once getting into the pathway at 8 pm when a man who was sitting there called out after me saying "why don't you just hand me your bike here itself!". That's the safety issue associated with the Dyckman bike path.
Something has to be done to make this path for safe and secure for bikers like me. After all, the path leads to the incredible Dyckman Marina and the beautiful Inwood park!!!
Firstly, as soon as I enter the bike path, there is no lights of any sorts on the pathway which could easily lead to collisions between bikers and lead to severe accidents.
Because there is no light at all, it is difficult to see what is on the road and this has actually led to me falling off my bike due to a huge crack in the road in the middle of the pathway.
At nights, there is no one there which makes it a sweet soft for drug dealers and people of those sorts.
I remember I was once getting into the pathway at 8 pm when a man who was sitting there called out after me saying "why don't you just hand me your bike here itself!". That's the safety issue associated with the Dyckman bike path.
Something has to be done to make this path for safe and secure for bikers like me. After all, the path leads to the incredible Dyckman Marina and the beautiful Inwood park!!!
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