Free Bikes! New York Gets Wheels When Bicycle Sharing Program Debuts Next Summer
Now you finally have a reason to belch one Queen song at the top of your lungs. (And no, it's not "Bohemian Rhapsody.")
David Edgar
New York's plans to let loose 10,000 free (or super-duper-cheap-to-rent) bikes on the streets are slowly taking shape. In November, the Department of Transportation announced a plan to develop a bike-sharing program in Brooklyn and Manhattan, reports Greening the Apple. (All the specs haven't been released).
But now, the City wants your help figuring out where the bikes should go.
At 6 p.m. tonight, Community Board 2 will host a workshop at Our Lady of Pompeii (25 Carmine Street.) The attendee list reads like a who's who of local policymakers: Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, City Council Member Margaret Chin, and State Sen. Tom Duane will be among the pols present this evening. They want you to decide where in the city to place the 600 planned bike sharing stations.
No sweat if you can't make this meeting -- more planning sessions are in the works. The full list is available here.
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