"Bike parking lockers built by transportation firm Tranzito are coming to hundreds of locations across the five boroughs next year, the Adams administration announced on Monday - finally picking a vendor after years of delays to efforts to bring secure bike parking to New York City. The Department of Transportation announced its selection of California-based Tranzito, formerly known as BikeHub, to roll out 500 lockers, along with potential charging for e-bikes - 18 months after it began collecting proposals from potential vendors."
"New Yorkers take 600,000 cycling trips a day, according to DOT figures, but finding a safe place to park a two-wheeler can be difficult in a city where many people live in relatively small apartments. Other dense cities like London and Jersey City have run laps around the Big Apple when it comes to bike storage."
"It's certainly good news this is finally moving. But it's unconscionable the Adams Administration stalled the already-funded program for over a year and a half for no reason,"
Tranzito, formerly BikeHub, will install 500 bike parking lockers across New York City's five boroughs under a five-year Department of Transportation contract that begins in May. The rollout may include charging for e-bikes. DOT did not provide a start date or specific locations beyond promising equitable deployment. The vendor selection concluded 18 months after proposals were collected. A six-location pilot in 2022 ended without follow-up, and a 2024 pledge to deploy 500 locations in 2025 was missed amid city budget delays. Advocates criticized the mayoral administration for stalling the already-funded program.
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