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New York Citi Bike program accused of shoddy maintenance and poor cleanliness
UK Daily Mail ^
| December 12, 2014
| Sadie Whitelocks
Posted on 12/12/2014 10:13:45 AM PST by C19fan
New York Citi Bike riders are at risk according to a new audit exposing spotty maintenance checks, poor cleanliness and defective docking stations. Comptroller Scott Stringer released his report Thursday looking at if New York City Bike Share, which manages the scheme, is in compliance with its Department of Transport contract. According to maintenance data, only 28per cent of the 6,000 two-wheelers in Manhattan and Brooklyn were inspected in November 2013, 34per cent in December 2013 and 38per cent in January 2014.
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TOPICS: Society; Travel
KEYWORDS: bicycles; bikes; bluezones; cronycommunism; new; nyc; sharearide; socialism; whitebicycle; york
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"(S)potty maintenance checks, poor cleanliness, and defective"..that describes every piece of infrastructure in NYC. Why should Citi Bikes be any different?
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:13:45 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
New York Citi?
What's that?
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:16:29 AM PST
by
PapaNew
(The grace of God & freedom always win the debate in the forum of ideas over unjust law & government)
To: C19fan
The Problem of the Commons.
To: PapaNew
All around Manhattan, not sure about the other boroughs, are bike stands where you can swipe a credit card and get a bicycle to go around the City. When you are done you find another stand to return the bike. It is a bike sharing program sponsored by Citi Bank.
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:17:55 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: PapaNew
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:18:02 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: C19fan
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:22:16 AM PST
by
KarlInOhio
(The IRS: either criminally irresponsible in backup procedures or criminally responsible of coverup.)
To: C19fan
Hard to figure Rudolph Giuliani being so Left leaning. From what I could tell, he did a pretty good job cleaning up the City.
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:23:01 AM PST
by
PapaNew
(The grace of God & freedom always win the debate in the forum of ideas over unjust law & government)
To: nascarnation
What a citi looking bike.
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:23:21 AM PST
by
VanDeKoik
To: PapaNew
This dates from long after Guiliani’s two terms as mayor. It’s a Doomberg program.
To: PapaNew
New York Citi? What's that?
It's where that other Picante sauce comes from.
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:32:08 AM PST
by
Riley
(The Fourth Estate is the Fifth Column.)
To: Richard from IL
We have 'em here in Indy too:
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:34:30 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: C19fan
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:35:31 AM PST
by
uncitizen
(our government is treasonous)
To: C19fan
"(S)potty maintenance checks, poor cleanliness, and defective"..that describes every piece of infrastructure in NYC. Why should Citi Bikes be any different? What's wrong with the program, which is run by New York City Bike Share under contract to the NYC Dept. of Transportation? To paraphrase Arj Barker:
"Well, they can't spell 'city.' I hope their bike maintenance is better than their English is."
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:35:58 AM PST
by
Alex Murphy
("the defacto Leader of the FR Calvinist Protestant Brigades")
To: Alex Murphy
It's sponsored by "Citi" Bank.
Not sure where the company got their spelling.
But here's their logo:
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:38:55 AM PST
by
nascarnation
(Impeach, Convict, Deport)
To: Richard from IL
I’m guessing Guiliani cleaned up NYC and the subsequent usual suspects let it get trashy again.
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:45:09 AM PST
by
PapaNew
(The grace of God & freedom always win the debate in the forum of ideas over unjust law & government)
To: PapaNew
Bloomberg is a Nanny Stater but he did maintain Guilani’s policing policies that made NYC safe. The Commie now at Gracie Mansion might be a different story.
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:49:22 AM PST
by
C19fan
To: C19fan
So a program that allows people to ride bikes for free to get around the city results in broken bikes and poor cleanliness? What a shock. Socialism proves to be a disaster again.
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:51:39 AM PST
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: C19fan
Raise your hand if this surprises you.
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:53:39 AM PST
by
WayneS
(Don't blame me, I voted for Kodos.)
To: C19fan
The only criticism I have of Citibank is that they were stupid to believe that they would get positive PR out of this Utopian nightmare of a program.
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posted on
12/12/2014 10:54:25 AM PST
by
Opinionated Blowhard
("When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic.")
To: C19fan
Grazing upon the commons.
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