Bike Share May Speed up Greenpoint Rollout
Greenpoint may get bike share stations sooner than anticipated. The City is considering accelerating its rollout of Citi Bike to Greenpoint and other areas that will lose G train service due to repairs starting in July, The New York Daily News reported. “It’s an active discussion,” said an anonymous source. “We recognize the G train…
Greenpoint may get bike share stations sooner than anticipated. The City is considering accelerating its rollout of Citi Bike to Greenpoint and other areas that will lose G train service due to repairs starting in July, The New York Daily News reported. “It’s an active discussion,” said an anonymous source. “We recognize the G train serves an area without other subway options.” There will also be free shuttle buses.
Easy to solve: move bike share docks off saturated Village streets to Greenpoint/Hunters Point/LIC planned spots. City has already made in-kind contributions, so no cash need change hands.