Citi Bike to offer free passes on Election Day

[brooklynite]

Source: Curbed New York

Motivate, the parent company for Citi Bike, is making it easier for people to get to the polls on Election Day, which is November 6.

The company is planning on offering unlimited bike rides all day in New York City and eight other cities, in order to assist people in making their way to the polls, reports Streetsblog NYC. The move was prompted by a study that found many young Americans that are eligible to vote don’t do so because of poor transportation options.

“We want to make it easier than ever to pedal to the polls this Election Day,” said Julie Wood, a spokesperson for Motivate.

New Yorkers can get a hold of the free pass by entering the code “BIKETOVOTE” in the Citi Bike app on Tuesday, November 6. If you’re curious about where the nearest Citi Bike dock is located, you can check their map here. If you’re in the Bronx, you can check for one of Citi Bike’s dockless bikes; and you can also try your luck at landing one of the company’s 200 e-bikes that are scattered around the city.

Motivate is also providing free Election Day bikes for:
BlueBike (Boston)
Ford GoBike (SF Bay)
Divvy (Chicago)
CoGo (Columbus)
Nice Ride (Minneapolis-St. Paul)
Biketown (portland)
Capital BikeShare (D.C.-metro)


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[pecosbob]

1. Meanwhile Georgia Secretary of State declares Transportation Safety Day will coincide with election

banning all cars, trucks, buses, scooters and bicycles from the streets for election day. 'We want all our residents to be able to vote Republican in safety.' /s

In seriousness...nice move to all of you responsible.

[Rizen]

2. This is a great move

All states should have mail-in ballots like CO. But since they don't people need to have easy access to their polling place. GOTV!