the dockless debate -- btw i have already seen dockless bikes here and there in nyc, up at waterline square for example. perhaps a a pilot? i dk. also, hoboken's system is dockless.
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Dockless bike share pilot program divides transportation experts
"We wonder if the city is pursuing this pilot for the right reasons," one public transit advocate said.
JUMP Bikes, based in Brooklyn, is one of 12 companies vying for the pilot to bring dockless bike share technology to the city. Photo Credit: Jump Bikes
By Vincent Barone
vin.barone@amny.com @vinbarone
Updated April 19, 2018 7:02 AM
With the de Blasio administration preparing to launch dockless bike share service this summer, some experts see the future of cycling while others worry the city is cutting corners.
There are 12 companies from around the world vying for the pilot to bring the emerging technology to areas not currently served by Citi Bike, including the Bronx, Staten Island and sections of northern Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens.
Unlike the station-based Citi Bike, dockless systems typically let riders park bikes anywhere with automatic locking and unlocking features accessed through a mobile app.
Once a foreign concept, dockless bikes have begun popping up in major cities all across the country.
more:
https://www.amny.com/transit/dockles...nyc-1.18139340