E-bikes continue to break into neighborhoods of color throughout the Big Apple, thanks to the expansion of bike share services like Citi Bike
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According to Juan Restrepo, director of organizing for Nonprofit Transportation Alternatives, e-bikes continue to break into neighborhoods of color throughout the Big Apple, thanks to the expansion of bike share services like Citi Bike—which boasts roughly“As a transportation option, it is an incredible tool. Something that gets undersold is how much accessibility it creates,” said Restrepo. “Over a course of a lifetime, we develop worse knees backs.
Some fires occur inside homes, sparked by the combo of faulty batteries and a lack of safe exterior storage. A majority of lithium-ion battery fire deaths this year are from smoke inhalation, not burns. Restrepo pointed to a general bike parking pilot project last year as a potential solution—the Department of Transportation implemented pods from Black and brown New Yorker-owned company Oonee, which fully encase cycles inside a pod to prevent theft. “When we talk about the youth working these jobs, they’re oftentimes having to do everything possible to do quickly,” said Restrepo, who is a former delivery worker.
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