Bike share

About 60 Midtown residents discussed where to site stations for the city's new bike-share program.

Residents will choose the spots for many bike share stations at a Tuesday meeting.

The Department of Transportation will give a presentation at Community Board 3's Transportation and Public Safety Committee Wednesday night.

DOT officials are starting to accept community input on where to put the city's new bike share stations, with more than 8,000 suggestions online so far.

A proposal by one member of Midtown's Community Board 5 to extend Sixth Avenue's bike lane to Central Park was met with resistance from other members worried about increased congestion.

Nearly 80 percent of Manhattan voters surveyed said they support a plan to bring a new bike share program to the city.

Alta Bicycle Share demonstrated the new program at Bowling Green Sept. 21, 2011.

The city formally unveiled its new bike-share program, which will allow residents to borrow bikes for a minimal fee.

Some of the city's top designers unveiled a fleet of handmade bikes that will be available to ride around town for free beginning Thursday.

The first 10,000 bikes will hit the streets this summer.

Roosevelt Island is launching a parking spot sensor pilot program and considering a bike share aimed at tourists.

The city is studying whether to install a bike-sharing program similar to what Parisians enjoy.