New York's bike share plan is a game-changer | Ken Podziba

a city known for its sea of ??yellow cabs and crowded streets of New York has become a place that no one thought possible: bikeable

New York City is on the tipping point of becoming one of the cities of the world cycling great. Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and the City of New York Department of Transportation (DOT) have done an excellent job creating a more bicycle-friendly New York. According to the Ministry of Transport, cycling of passengers increased by 13% between 2009 and 2010. Over the past five years, the number of bicycle users has doubled. Since 2009, the city has added more than 200 miles of bike paths. As President and CEO of New York bike, I applaud and support DoT ambitious goal of having 1800 miles bikelanes the streets, parks and trails, in the year 2030.

With the announcement Tuesday that the bike high-Share was selected as the company to carry bicycles to New York, the landscape of the Big Apple will change even more. Next summer, 10,000 bikes from bike will be all over the city at 600 stations, the program's inception bike the increased participation of the nation. In cities of the world, has proven to be an effective transportation option and popular - the verification of a bike and ride to a station to a station near your destination. This will relieve the congestion and crowds in the streets, buses and subways. This is an easy and affordable for the fight against obesity and pollution. You do not have to worry about your bike stolen. You do not have to worry about maintenance. You do not have to worry about storage in your small apartment in New York.

• press recently noted that the Washington DC bike-sharing system is so successful that you need to install more stations and bikes to meet demand. I expect the same situation in the city of New York. While innovative programs like bike sharing can take a while to understand, when people see the benefits of this program, the support and participation is growing exponentially.

with 10,000 bikes available on the streets of New York next year is very important - now more than ever - to promote safety skills, cycling policy. The city is to continue building a fantastic network of bike paths to make it easier and safer to move, but a bike is as safe as the person riding.

New York bike dedicated to cycling and bicycle safety through education, public events and collaboration with community organizations and government. Apart from the famous annual race Five Boro Bike Tour, with 30,000 passengers, we teach more than 2,000 adults and children to ride a bike every summer and work with thousands of people in summer camps parks, and after classes . We offer free classes to people of all ages and skill levels of cycling, to promote and create habits of the bike safely. Therefore, the program support of our city by bike sharing - not only because it will make cycling more accessible and attractive, but because it forces us, as New Yorkers to travel responsibly and safely share the road.

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