""Casual" Citi Bike users, which the IBO defined as people who use single rides or single-day passes to rent bikes, also shell out more compared to their peers around the globe, the report said. Casual riders pay $10.69 for a 15-minute e-bike trip - the next highest cost for the same ride in another city is at $8.49 on San Francisco's Bay Wheels system."
"The IBO did note, however, that the city's contract with Lyft specifically calls for non-members to pay at least 50 percent more than members and carry the brunt of the costs for the system. "[The city] and Lyft may have put this 50 percent price differential into place as a way to ensure membership remained an attractive option, or to shift costs towards tourists and visitors, who are more likely to be single ride or day pass rentals," the report said."
New York City's Citi Bike charges higher fares than any major bike-share in the United States, Canada, or Europe. Yearly membership rose 77 percent in inflation-adjusted dollars since 2013, increasing from $95 to $220. Price comparisons were made with systems in Chicago, Washington, DC, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Montreal, London, and Paris. London's Santander Cycles is the second-most expensive at $161 per year. Casual riders pay $10.69 for a 15-minute e-bike trip, compared with $8.49 in San Francisco. The city's contract with Lyft requires non-members to pay at least 50 percent more, shifting costs toward non-members and tourists and potentially discouraging trial use. Ridership and network growth have increased revenue for Lyft.
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