Subway Delays Prompting More Citi Bike Trips?

A chart showing the correlation between Citi Bike trips and subway delays. (NYU Rudin Center & linepointpath.com)

Catherine Yang

Catherine Yang has been with The Epoch Times in New York since 2008. She also launched and previously served as chief editor of American Essence magazine and Epoch Health.

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March 31, 2014Updated: July 18, 2015

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The New York University Rudin Center took a look at Citi Bike trip data on a mild-weathered September and found evidence of “reactionary biking.”

Namely, subway riders facing delays probably turned around and took a Citi Bike trip instead of waiting.

The chart, put together by the Rudin Center and linepointpath.com, shows a correlation between increased delays (alerted) and increased Citi Bike trips. The delays charted do not account for unplanned service changes or overnight and weekend construction-related service changes.

Earlier this year, a Rudin Center report concluded that the proximity of Citi Bike stations to subway stations has been critical to the bike share program’s success, and effectively integrated the Citi Bikes into the city’s transportation network.

Below is a video put together by the Rudin Center and linepointpath.com visualizing Citi Bike trips over 48 hours: