Originally Posted by
lostarchitect
That would require a survey which is beyond the scope of the article, but it's a good idea.
My guess as a New Yorker would be that most of them were taking the subway or bus (80% or more), some were riding their own bikes (10 or 15%?), and a very few were driving (-5%?). Just educated guesses, of course, based on what I have seen since Citibike started.
I am just guessing but believe you are in the ballpark except that I suspect few if any New Yorkers or visitor now using CitiBikes were previously moving their own legally parked car to take such a short trip within Manhattan or to/from the neighboring Boroughs and having to find another parking spot at both ends of the short trips.
Last edited by I-Like-To-Bike; 02-23-16 at 02:31 PM.