Citi Bike Releases Map of Williamsburg and Greenpoint Expansion

Here’s some eye candy for the weekend — a map of Citi Bike’s expansion into northern Brooklyn.

This map was submitted to Community Board 1 and obtained by the Brooklyn Paper. There are 53 stations planned for Williamsburg and Greenpoint. Unlike the Citi Bike phase two expansion areas in Manhattan and Queens, which are starting from scratch, these station locations were determined during the initial bike-share siting process, prior to the 2013 launch. Basically, this is where stations in these neighborhoods were supposed to go before the program was beset by Hurricane Sandy and software problems.

It looks like about half the stations will be on sidewalks. While siting guidelines generally rule out sidewalk locations that put a squeeze on pedestrian traffic, it would be better if decisions weren’t filtered through the parking preservation board.

Regardless, after a two year wait this map is another sign that the Citi Bike expansion is happening. These stations are expected to come online sometime in 2015.

everythingispolitics

Access needs to be expanded particularly in the outer boroughs. http://killingthebreeze.com/citibikes-rich-people/
Brett Amione

Agreed, it’s certainly unfortunate and unfair that certain populations are denied expanded mobility options. NYC Bike Share and city politicians should look into models of other cities improving and increasingly bike-share facilities to more mixed and lower-income neighborhoods.

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All the proposed bike-share stations in Brooklyn Community Board 9 would take up sidewalk space, not parking spots. Image: NYC DOT

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