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DOT: NYC Bike Share Will Begin On Memorial Day
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Christopher Robbins
Published May 9, 2013
Modified May 9, 2013
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Published May 9, 2013
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It's official: Citi Bike will debut on Memorial Day, making the commute to that awkward barbeque your boss is throwing on the tiny ledge of his Tribeca apartment that much easier.
For the first week, bike share will only be available for members. On June 2, daily and weekly memberships will be available for $9.95 and $25 respectively. “More than eight thousand annual members have already signed up to get a head start on the newest way to get around," DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan said in a release.
The start date was first reported by Matt Chaban at Crain's, who noticed that Select Bus Services routes had begun on holidays, and that Times Square's pedestrian plazas debuted on Memorial Day in 2009.
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Christopher Robbins
Christopher Robbins is a New York City reporter covering transportation, affordable housing, local politics, and criminal justice. His work has also appeared in New York Magazine, The Village Voice and The New York Times. Chris is a graduate of Patrick Henry High School in Roanoke, Virginia, and enjoys biking to Fort Tilden in the summertime.
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