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Citibike's future locations in Crown Heights — Brooklynian

Citibike's future locations in Crown Heights

whynot_31
whynot_31
edited November -1 in Crown Heights/Prospect Lefferts Gardens

CrownHeights.info obtained plans confirming the installation of eight (8) CitiBike racks at a number of subway stations in the neighborhood.

1, 2, 3:

Near the Franklin Ave Subway Station

334 Eastern Parkway, and opposite 334 Eastern Parkway, on the Median

4.

In front of 792 Eastern Parkway, on the Median.

This is near the Kingston Ave Subway Station

5.

1040 Eastern Parkway. This is by the Utica Ave Subway Station, near at Schenectady Ave

6 and 7.

Two additional bays at 1102 Eastern Parkway, near the Utica Ave Subway Station

8.

One at the President St Subway Station, 1195 President Street

http://crownheights.info/crown-heights-news/387717/crown-heights-will-not-be-a-bike-share-black-hole/

Comments

  • eastbloc
    eastbloc

    Sweet. I ordered my keys yesterday.

    I'm concerned that the Franklin Ave bike rack will be very competitive. We'll need more than this.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    These seem to be all located in CB9 (which covers roughly the southside of EP), making me suspect that CH will get some additional stations once they go before CB 8.

  • eastbloc
    eastbloc

    I have a suspicion that the bike share program is going to be far more successful and transformational than most people expect.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    I think the impact will be significant, but am CERTAIN that those who are expecting the end of the world will be disappointed.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    I think it is no coincidence that bike share is able to be launched at the same time NYC is redesigning and reclaiming its public spaces.

    The NYT ran a good piece on micro parks today: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/02/arts/design/a-prescription-for-plazas-and-public-spaces.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

  • ehgee
    ehgee

    Hmm, will they go to the transportation committee meeting or the main meeting for CB8? I want a station directly in front of my apartment, so I don't have to take my bike in and out of my house for short rides.

  • foolio
    foolio

    ive ridden several citibike trips around manhattan and brooklyn this past week and am a huge fan. talk about a game changer.

    if you see anything about proposed locations on vanderbilt or around prospect park please do share. was bummed to see there actually were lots of stations south of atlantic included in phase 1 but then eventually scaled back.

  • whynot_31
    whynot_31

    Yes, according to a guy I know who was pretty involved in the planning and launch, the organizers decided that their best strategy was to start small and work out the kinks before expanding.

    The goal is that when it is time to go before the additional CBs, none of the existing CBs have anything bad to say.

    Needless to say, much of this is dependent upon the business plan they created:

    http://www.nyc.gov/html/dcp/pdf/transportation/bike_share_part7.pdf

    ...contrary to what you may read in the media, none of the process has been secret.

  • ehgee
    ehgee

    This is the DOT's map of the full "Phase 1" of bikeshare:

    http://a841-tfpweb.nyc.gov/bikeshare/station-map/

    The grey stations are the ones yet to be added, in Williamsburg, Greenpoint, and more easterly parts of Bed-Stuy.

    Unfortunately, since the proposal Whynot linked above, Crown Heights and Park Slope were removed from Phase 1 (as well as the lower Upper East and West Sides), though a little bit of LIC was added. I'd hope we'll get bikes immediately afterward, though I can understand prioritizing Greenpoint and eastern Bed-Stuy, as their subway situation is rather lacking compared to ours.

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