CB 10 Didn’t Tell The Community There Was Going to Be 50 New Citibike Stations
Community Board 10 held a meeting tonight about 50 new Citibike docks coming to Bay Ridge this Fall.
Each square and triangle is where they want to install a Citibike dock:
The manager and head of CB 10 failed to send out a community notice saying: Fifty New Citibike Stations are coming to Bay Ridge.
Their flyer for the meeting tonight had the topic at the bottom of the flyer. Only six locations were shared:
At past meetings, CB 10 failed to tell Bay Ridge that Transportation Alternatives an anti-car group, which lobbies our government was speaking at the meeting. The employee of TransAlt was present like a concerned citizen. Why didn’t Jaynemarie Capetanakis and Josephine share that with CB 10?
Last year, Transalt displayed who funded them on their website:
Last week, Senator Andrew Gounardes wrote on social media that he took a walk with “his neighbors.” Gounardes failed to mention that Transalt was walking with him. We need a new senator. See here:
Andrew Gounardes mother was on CB 10 – she recently resigned.
These Citibike docks are not going throughout Community Board 10 – they are just going in Bay Ridge – none for Dyker Heights.
About 1/3 of the docks are on the sidewalk. The rest are taking street parking (at least one parking spot per dock.
16 bikes per station – on average.
These are the locations according to the presentation at Community Board 10
On the maps, the triangle are the docks which are on the sidewalk.
#50 – 95th Street and 4th Avenue – near the new elevator or library.
The DOT will notify the property owners that bikes will be placed near their property.
The head of the Merchants of 3rd Avenue expressed that some of the docks on 3rd Avenue are in very busy locations and should be reconsidered because people need the spots to park and shop/eat on the Avenue.
Whose making money? Lyft.
Having some Citibikes in Bay Ridge for people who enjoy cycling is good. This is an oversaturation of bikes, which tells us that there are no elected leaders who understand what is happening in our community or care.
The head of the 3rd Avenue Merchants and Joe L. both spoke well for the community and the concern for 3rd Avenue businesses.
Hugs,
marlene
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