Citi Bike Launches 2016 Expansion With New Upper East Side Stations

UPPER EAST SIDE, NY — Starting Monday, Aug. 1 new Citi Bike stations will be popping up at select locations on the Upper East Side as part of the bike share program's 2016 expansion plan. Citi Bike is planning to add more than 30 new stations in the neighborhood to stretch coverage as far uptown as East 110th Street, according to the program's website.

As of Monday, Citi Bike has already installed new stations at East 88th Street and Fifth Avenue and at East 88th Street and Park Avenue.

The expansion project also calls for stations to be installed on the Upper West Side as well as several neighborhoods in Brooklyn. In addition, Citi Bike will be adding a few stations to its network in Jersey City. The expansion will increase network density by adding 140 new Citi Bike stations and increasing the number of bikes in circulation from 8,000 to 10,000.

“We are thrilled to be able to continue bringing Citi Bike to scale across New York City,” said Jay Walder, President & CEO of Motivate, the operators of Citi Bike, in a press release. “Bike share is a great resource for the city’s residents and visitors alike – making commutes flexible, fun, and fast. Our hope is that as more blue bikes arrive on city streets, that everyone will give it a try.”

Here are Citi Bike expansion stations listed as "coming soon" to the Upper East Side:

1. 1 Ave & E 94 St
2. 2 Ave & E 96 St
3. 2 Ave & E 99 St
4. 2 Ave & E 105 St
5. 3 Ave & E 72 St
6. 3 Ave & E 100 St
7. 5 Ave & E 93 St
8. 5 Ave & E 103 St
9. E 65 St & 3 Ave
10. E 66 St & Madison Ave
11. E 68 St & Madison Ave
12. E 74 St & 1 Ave
13. E 78 St & 2 Ave
14. E 83 St & East End Ave
15. E 88 St & 1 Ave
16. E 88 St & Park Ave
17. E 89 St & 3 Ave
18. E 89 St & York Ave
19. E 91 St & Park Ave
20. E 91 St & 2 Ave
21. E 92 St & Lexington Ave
22. E 95 St & 3 Ave
23. E 97 St & 3 Ave
24. E 97 St & Madison Ave
25. E 98 St & Park Ave
26. E 102 St & 1 Ave
27. E 102 St & Park Ave
28. E 103 St & Lexington Ave
29. E 106 St & Lexington Ave
30. E 109 St & 3 Ave
31. E 110 St & Madison Ave
32. Madison Ave & E 82 St
33. Madison Ave & E 99 St

These stations are listed as "coming soon," which means that they may not all be completed by year's end. Several of the listed stations were proposed just last month during a Community Board 8 committee meeting, whereas some had been proposed and approved the year before. During the July meeting many residents criticized the Department of Transportation for not communicating effectively.

Dani Simons, a spokeswoman for Motivate, told Patch in May that the installation schedule is not available for specific stations.

Citi Bike's annual membership fee is $155. Public housing residents, as well as members of certain Community Development Credit Unions, can receive $60 annual memberships that can be billed in $5 monthly installments. Additionally, anyone with an IDNYC can get 15 percent off their first year's membership.

“Bringing Citi Bike to all of the Upper East Side and Upper West Side is a great and necessary next step, but it captures how much work we still have yet to do,” said Mayor Bill de Blasio. “Citi Bike is a new transit option with the capacity to empower communities and fight inequality, so we are committed to bringing these docking stations further uptown to an even wider and more diverse audience – which I am proud to say is what we will be doing in the months ahead.”

[Photo: Ron Cogswell via flickr]