Transportation Alternatives’ Statement On The Bike Share Announcement

Today, the Department of Transportation announced that Citi Bike, New York City's public bike share program, will launch in 2013. In response, Transportation Alternatives' Executive Director, Paul Steely White, said:

"While we are eager for Citi Bike to begin, it's more crucial that this ground-breaking transit system be launched correctly, not quickly. New York's public bike share program will not only be the largest bike share system in the Western Hemisphere, it will also be the city's first brand-new, full-scale form of public transit since the subway's debut more than 100 years ago--this is not a moment to rush. When bike share launches in 2013, it will transform New York City by giving New Yorkers unprecedented convenience and freedom of mobility. In time, the circumstances of Citi Bike's launch will be all but forgotten and we'll all be enjoying a city made safer, healthier and less congested."

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