July 1, 2009
In demand: free bike program at max on weekends
The wheels are hitting the road through Downtown Alliance’s free summer bikes program, which has found success this season, especially on weekends.
 Since Bike Around Downtown started May 13, the program has been at capacity for every weekend. A total of 2,454 reservations had been made through June 30, according to numbers provided to NewYorkology by Downtown Alliance.
The 30 free bikes are available seven days a week during three time slots: 9:30 a.m. to noon; 12:30 to 3 p.m.; and 3:30 to 6 p.m. The bicycles are provided through Bike and Roll, which also rents bikes and offers bike tours of New York.
Once you reserve online, free bikes can be picked up at the Bike and Roll’s kiosk at the South Street Seaport and returned at the same location, or at the Bike and Roll kiosks at Pier A in Battery Park, or 12th Avenue and 43rd Street, or on Governors Island when it’s open on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays.
The bike share program runs through Sept. 30.
Governors Island also offers free one-hour rentals every Friday through Oct. 9
Picture credits: Amy Langfield/NewYorkology.
Earlier: Free bike rental opens downtown, May 13 to Sept. 30
July 1, 2009 7:16 AM in Cheap Stuff, Downtown, Kids, Sports, Transportology
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