Community Board Meeting Set For New Citi Bike Stations In Inwood

UPPER MANHATTAN, NY — An Upper Manhattan community board meeting is set to discuss the Citi Bike program's expansion above 184th Street.

Community Board 12's Traffic and Transportation Committee will hold a virtual meeting on Monday, Jan. 4, to discuss and learn more about Citi Bike's plan to move into the northern half of Washington Heights and Inwood.

The New York City Department of Transportation will present a draft plan of the bike share station locations between 184th Street and 220th Street.

If you'd like to participate in the discussion, the meeting will take place at 7 p.m., Jan. 4, and you'll, need to contact Community Board 12 at 212-568-8500 or cb12m.nyc@gmail.com for the Zoom Meeting ID and password.

#WashingtonHeights #Inwood @CitiBikeNYC expansion meeting @NYC_DOT @MANCB12 Monday, January 4th at 7pm pic.twitter.com/QHRrMM3aDl
— martin collins (@inwoodgovt) December 21, 2020

The meeting is part of Citi Bike's ongoing expansion into Northern Manhattan.

In August, Citi Bike unveiled five new stations between West 179th and 183rd Streets in The Heights. Additionally, the bike-sharing company opened 12 new stations during the same period between West 151st and 173rd Streets.

The uptown location openings came on the heels of a 2019 study showing that Citi Bike's service area serves a largely white, affluent population while shutting out poor people of color.

The response to the possibility of more Citi Bike station opening above 184th Street was mixed throughout the different uptown community Facebook groups.

Some commenters were happy with the news, writing sentiments like "Yay, I'm so excited!" While other people weren't so excited to see more Citi Bike stations coming to the neighborhood.

"Putting those Citi Bikes in Inwood gonna get destroyed by crazy kids, also take up parking spots too, better put in around the park, not local street," a different commenter wrote.

You can check out the full map of already installed Citi Bike stations here.