Sandy Was a Double-Edged Sword for Bikes in NYC

Matt Flegenheimer reports that equipment being stored for New York's bedeviled bike-share program, which has been delayed from its expected summer launch date until next spring, "found its way into Hurricane Sandy's unsparing path."

Housed along the Wallabout Bay waterfront at the Brooklyn Navy Yard, docking stations and other program equipment were damaged when Building 293 flooded. "The city's Transportation Department would not describe or detail the
extent of the damage; officials released a brief statement on Tuesday
saying that the agency was 'making an assessment' and would provide
updates if the program's rollout might be affected."

Flegenheimer points out that, "[t]he dock stations would appear to be particularly vulnerable to any
flooding, given their electronic components, though officials did not
respond to questions about potential damage."

"Officials said it was premature to estimate whether the flooding could
affect the program's start date, scheduled for next March."