"Flatbush native Shabazz Stuart founded the company Oonee in 2017, which has since installed a handful of pods at transit hubs in New York City and New Jersey where cyclists can stash their bikes. The pods, which are free to use, are locked and can only be opened with a smartphone app. Stuart has billed Oonee as a way to boost cycling in the city by allowing people to be more comfortable locking their bikes up in public without fearing they'll be stolen."
"Stuart on Tuesday said DOT officials never responded to a proposal he submitted last year for Oonee to oversee the rollout. "We've never been interviewed," Stuart said. "This was always something that we sought to scale in New York City and in exchange for years, a decade actually, of advocacy and pilots and financial risks. We've been told to drop dead by the DOT.""
Shabazz Stuart founded Oonee in 2017 and installed a handful of secured bicycle pods at transit hubs in New York City and New Jersey. The pods are free, locked, and openable only via a smartphone app. The company argued the pods increase cycling by reducing theft fears and sought installation in parking spaces citywide; the transportation department contracted a Meatpacking District pilot in 2022. DOT named California-based Tranzito as preferred partner to install up to 500 bike-parking pods, though no contract or cost has been finalized. Stuart says DOT never responded to his proposal and claims exclusion; DOT disputes that claim.
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