Day #2 of the #AtoZChallenge2014.
CitiBike NYC
What is CitiBike? You ask… (well, not if you’re a New Yorker)
Meet the Bike
Tell your couch you’ll be seeing a
lot less of each other. Both rugged
and easy-to-use, your Citi Bike was
built for simple, spontaneous trips
in the city so you can get around
town like never before.
“CitiBike is New York City’s bike sharing system. Intended to provide New Yorkers and visitors with an additional transportation option for getting around the city”. The thought is, since bike sharing is fun, efficient and convenient, why not give all who wish (or are brave enough) to cycle through the streets of New York City?
With thousands of bikes at hundreds of stations, CitiBike is available for use 24 hours a day, all year ’round. The bikes can be rented from and then returned to any station in the system, creating an efficient network with many possible points and combinations of departure and arrival.
This little slice of nostalgia is sponsored by Citibank {title sponsor}, with MasterCard as the Preferred Payment Partner. That’s right. Payment is via plastic. No need to carry a pocket full of change or a wallet full of bills.
Here are the stats a month after its May 2013 Launch. ….. Not too shabby
* did you notice, in the fine print, that an average of 40 calories are burned for every mile biked*?
Look fashionable and burn calories, too? I’m in.
Over 14,600 PBSC bikes are used every day, across the globe. New York joins a growing list of cities offering bike sharing to its citizens and visitors. These include the Capital Bikeshare in Washington DC and Arlington VA, Hubway in Boston, Melbourne Bike Share in Melbourne, Australia and Bike Chattanooga in Chattanooga, TN. Explore other cities with bike share programs with the PBSC system and take advantage of the opportunity to discover a new city on two wheels when you travel!
There’s loads more to learn about this ‘Fun in a work out’ …. but right after a spin through Central Park….
Tomorrow… The Letter ‘C’
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