Over the Summer, Citi Bike Program Extended Into Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Surrounding Neighborhoods

 

 

Final Citi Bike Expansion Plan Map for Community Board 6

Citi Bike stations in Carroll Gardens

In the past few weeks, Citi Bike docking stations have been installed in Carroll Gardens, Gowanus Cobble Hill, the Columbia Street Waterfront District, Red Hook as well as Park Slope.

The arrival of the blue bikes seems to have unleashed strong feelings within the community.  From conversations  with local residents, it appears that many are unhappy about the loss of yet more parking spots in the area.  Others, however, seem very glad to have an alternative to the subway and to easily access other parts of the City.

The expansion of the bike sharing program into our neighborhood had been announced by Citi Bike and the Department of Transportation in 2015. Since then, DOT held a series of public meetings and presentations with the help of Community Board 6's Transportation Committee to "engage with the community and listened to their concerns and suggestions."
A final expansion plan map for the CB6 area was presented to the community in May 2016.
The first docking stations were installed this past August.

According to the Citi Bike web site, Carroll Gardens alone will get a total of 13 docking stations.

Here are the locations:

New Stations
Clinton St and Union St
Carroll St and Columbia St
Henry St and Degraw St
Smith St and 9 St
Clinton St and 4 Place
President St and Henry St
Degraw St and Smith St
1 Pl and Clinton St
Carroll St and Smith St
Court St and Nelson St
Smith St and 3 St
Coming Soon
3 St and Hoyt St
Hoyt St and Union St

How do you feel about the new Citi bikes in the neighborhood?

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