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Improve the Citi Bike Map
Problem: In the Citi Bike map (in the app) it is almost impossible to tell traffic flow direction for streets when browsing the map, an arguably important piece of information when biking in NYC. Similarly, reading street names is just as hard with them only appearing if you zoom in almost all the way! The green bike lane lines cover the street arrows which indicate the direction of traffic (I've circled two arrows that are being covered). Also, only two street name labels are showing here: Suggestions: Make it easier to see the traffic flow arrows by either making the direction arrows easier to see (change color, size, etc) or allow users to toggle the green bike lane overlay on the map on and off Make it easier to see/read street names and prioritize them over places of interest Add a toggle to show/hide places of interest on the map (restaurants, hotels, stores, etc) Lastly, an argument against improving the current experience might be to user the "directions" feature which will give you a correct route but to that I say that sometimes we just want to do an ad-hoc bike ride. Secondly, bike angels (like me) would love to better see street names and traffic flow directions I don't really use the directions feature because there's no way to simply put a pin on the map or tap on a station as your start and end address; we must type in the address which is time-consuming.
Map inaccurate, ending streaks
I've had a couple of streaks ended this week when I should have continued them. I've noticed it's because your map is often inaccurate and I'd like an explanation of what's going on. I just took a ride and saved screenshots before and after. This particular ride didn't end a streak, but it should have taken me from 2x to 3x and yet it did not. You can see in the first image, it's 12:00. I waited until noon to see if the map changed, and it did not. So I'm going from S 4th & Roebling to S 2nd & Driggs, which the map indicates will give me 2 points and push me to 3x. I complete the ride and I get the pop up notification: Ride Completed. No two points, no 3x streak. I then take another screenshot of the map and it now says S 2nd & Driggs is neutral. I specifically waited until the points changed at noon before taking this ride, and yet your map didn't reflect the actual points available. I've been doing this for two years and have never had this issue before last week. I've now lost two streaks due to this mapping error. The program is mostly a waste of time now so I rarely do it and only manage about 100 points a month when I used to do over 1k, but I still do use it to extend my membership and get points for an occasional e-bike. What's going on with the point values in the app and when will this be fixed?
Charged $30.00 For a Bike That Was Stuck in the Dock
Tried to take a bike out in midtown. Uses the app to scan the code. Nothing. Next typed in the bike “vehicle” number. Again nothing. However, the bike was still showing up as a give on my app. I called. Customer Service agent took the report and stated that she’s “hide” the ride so that I could try to get another bike. She also noted that if I were billed any overage charges, that I should call them back and they’d remove the charges. I did te wove an email that I was billed for 106 minutes @0.25 cents per minute (for a ride that never occurred). I’ve called 2x since the call this morning. I one I’ve spoke. With seems to know what they’re doing or how to remove the charge. Lyft Customer Servíce has gotten worse than it’s ever been. They also would never put me through to a supervisor. This is a nightmare. I try to avoid habkc to ever call 855BIKE311 because it’s an an exercise in torture. They are trying to charge me for a ride that I never took. Has anyone else experienced Ed this? If so, how was it resolved? The people working as CS department agents don’t seem to care about resolving any billing-related issues. The incompetence is staggering.Exporting Ride History
It appears that you can no longer export your Ride History from the CitiBike / Lyft website. I've done this for the past 4 years every 6 months to submit documentation for a Gym Reimbursement benefit through my health insurance. I find it hard to believe that this function could not be replicated on the larger Lyft platform. Has this been an issue for anyone else under the new management?
[Question] Why is Bike Angels limited to Annual Members?
I’m new here and really interested in becoming a Bike Angel. I noticed that you have to be an Annual Member to participate. I completely understand the value of membership, but for someone who isn't sure about committing to a full year yet (mostly due to weather concerns or changing daily routines), it feels like a high barrier to entry. Has there ever been a discussion about allowing a 1-week trial for non-members to test the waters? I feel like I would be much more likely to buy the annual pass if I could try for a few days first to see if it works for me. Curious to hear thoughts from the team or other Angels!
Membership extension using bike angels did not apply , I was charged instead
I used my bike angel points to extend my membership but for some reason it did not push through, i received a message to my account about the redeem point extension but I was still charge for my monthly renewal. My points were reduced but I wasn't able to use it for extension. Can someone help me with this?Station is missing from the database
There is a Divvy "lightweight" station near the Lincoln statue at cnr N Western Ave & W Lawrence Ave. This station is not shown in the app! It's like it wasn't entered in the database. Here's a streetview link where this station is located: https://maps.app.goo.gl/E7AiZJmHwbxwsc1L6 And here's a photo from today, when I docked e-bike 213-0706 there: I was curious what would happen if a ride was ended there, since the system does not seem to be aware of the station existence. The consequence is that riders parking a bike there still get charged an "out of station" fee ($1.30), and the end address of the ride is just shown as a street address: This station should be added to the database so that everybody using the dock doesn't get dinged with an out of station fee. Thanks!
Point Incentive/Reward for Bikes Proximal to Full Docks
I've started enjoying moving bikes for Bike Angels on Capital Bikeshare and have noticed that there are some chronic stations (namely the 3-4 docks in Georgetown) that hit capacity and then might have almost a dozen more CaBi bikes parked around them. It'd be great if there was a way to incentivize taking the bikes proximal to a full station as well since they tend to be the ones more "in-the-way" of sidewalks and pedestrian areas than the bikes parked at docks. I understand that might not be possible with the coding or the way the map software works but... just a thought. Also, as more and more docks roll out that charge e-bikes, having an incentive to move e-bikes (or low-power e-bikes) to those docks might cut down on the need for the crews swapping batteries out and whatnot.
