Boris bikes in NYC

When I went to London, I was surprised to see personal public transportation so readily available for the urban dwellers. It was the first time I ever heard of Boris bike (apologies if I misspelled it) and I was facsinated by the idea.

Citibank Bike station being
deployed next to Pace University

Today I saw Citibank desploy a station of "Boris" bikes next to my college and when I talked to the promoter, she said that the organization was installing over 300 stations all over the five boroughs. They also said that the process should take a couple weeks from today to finish and most of the stations would be put around the Financial District.

First thing i thought then was the price and amazingly it had the exact same pricing as in London! 0-30min i free and 1-2 hours is around 4 dollars.

Launched on 30 of July, 2010 by Mayor of that time, Boris Johnson. Barclays Cycle Hire deployed over 5000 bikes and over 300 docking stations all around London. The scheme invested over 25 million pounds (more than $40 million) and up to today is a great success.

I guess that from now on my foot will be resting a little more and my wallet will rest more in peace.

20+ spaces at this City Hall Station