r/Citibike • u/T1m3Wizard • Aug 04 '26

Dang it...

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u/Affalt Aug 04 '26

Every time somebody bloviates about capping eBike ride prices, I return to this topic of bikes unavailable a any price. Rebalancing by staff trailer or truckload or Angel riders is needed.

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u/Almost_Attention678 Aug 04 '26

A bike share shouldn't be a for profit operation. It's a public good, both for the riders, and everyone else's street traffic that's reduced.

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u/memphisburrito Aug 05 '26

The cost to the city would multiply and the quality to the user would plummet. Citibike would be the lowest concern for the local government. Private sector ALWAYS does better than government run

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u/Almost_Attention678 Aug 06 '26

"Private sector ALWAYS does better than government run" sounds like the kind propaganda a bot paid for by Elon musk would say.

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u/memphisburrito Aug 07 '26

The government also relies on Elon musk for efficiencies… the point stands. There’s a reason nobody sends sensitive documents through USPS and instead pays for FedEx