7.20.20 - MAYOR DE BLASIO, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, LYFT CELEBRATE 100 MILLIONTH CITI BIKE RIDE
'Mayor Bill de Blasio, DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg and Lyft announced today that Citi Bike recently achieved its 100 millionth ride and will install its 1,000th station in New York City since the system's launch in May 2013. Citi Bike, currently expanding to more of the Bronx and Upper Manhattan and adding thousands of ebikes through the rest of the year, saw record ridership in 2019 and is expected to break last year's record of more than 100,000 rides across the system in a single day. With a previous $100 million commitment from Lyft, the system is doubling its footprint by 35 square miles and increasing the number of bikes to 40,000.'
'“Rebuilding a fairer, better city means giving New Yorkers more ways than ever to move around,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “In just seven years, Citi Bike has become a New York institution. I’m proud to stand with them in celebrating this milestone, and I look forward to working with them to expand cycling options even further in the months and years to come.”'
'"Lyft is thrilled to celebrate 100 million rides on Citi Bike and to soon expand the system to more than 1,000 stations across New York," said Laura Fox, General Manager for Citi Bike at Lyft. "We're proud to provide a sustainable, affordable mode of transportation to New Yorkers and to operate one of the few bikeshare systems in the world to hit this major milestone. We look forward to our continued partnership with NYCDOT and Mayor De Blasio and growing this great system."'