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I saw this coming by a longshot. I notice that bikeshare is more effective in warmer climate cities. The winter may have hampered bikeshare in NYC. Its time for bikeshare to expand uptown and Queens.
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Because if it isn't working now, making it bigger/more expensive and expanding into areas where there's likely less demand will make it more profitable?
Maybe it just needs to be seasonal. Shut it down Nov 15 and start it back up April 1.
I think making it a seasonal program is a good idea - though I do see a lot of people using it during the winter. I would think it's even better for the bikes though if they removed them from Dec-March.
It's not a matter of the raw numbers using it in the winter, it's whether it covers its own expenses. I also have to think that the winter is a lot harder on the equipment than summer.
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I think making it a seasonal program is a good idea - though I do see a lot of people using it during the winter. I would think it's even better for the bikes though if they removed them from Dec-March.
It's not a matter of the raw numbers using it in the winter, it's whether it covers its own expenses. I also have to think that the winter is a lot harder on the equipment than summer.
I mean if people pay for a yearly membership, it doesn't really matter if they use it or not in the winter. It's the one-off users and tourists that can contribute to the losses in the winter. And exactly, winter would be a lot harder on the equipment. Especially this winter.
Get rid of them, they're nothing but a danger to pedestrians. Many of the folks using them never rode in the city and don't know how to bike properly. Bike's cost like $50 and spend $25 on a bike lock and you're set. Put more bike racks out.
I don't know what the ratio of daily users to annual subscribers is (by revenue generated), but I bet it's pretty high.
I wonder how these systems do in northern Europe in the winter.
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Originally Posted by mc33433
I mean if people pay for a yearly membership, it doesn't really matter if they use it or not in the winter. It's the one-off users and tourists that can contribute to the losses in the winter. And exactly, winter would be a lot harder on the equipment. Especially this winter.
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