Maxine DeSeta testifies on licensing and City Bike profits
Maxine DeSeta calls for licensing and registration of all micromobility vehicles, criticizes City Bike's profits and donations to Transportation Alternatives, and says the proposals are irrelevant without Priscilla's Law.
Hello?
Okay.
Maxine DeSeta, native New Yorker.
All micro-mobility vehicles, especially lift-on city bikes, must be licensed and registered.
Pedestrians must not be afraid of crossing the street.
Your 20 proposals are irrelevant in terms of safety for the pedestrian and riders.
If you choose not to support Priscilla's law, you are endorsing by default what the policy executive of Lyft, City Bike's parent company, has said.
Wider helmet laws and registration mandates.
could have a devastating effect on City Bike's business model.
DOT's own bike share data in 2025 showed a net profit of $24.6 million with $4.2 million revenue to the city.
This means only 15% of their net profit was given back to the city that gives them taxpayer-funded curb space.
Lyft-owned City Bike donates to transportation alternatives a multi-million dollar non-profit to the tune of over $100,000 yearly.
TransAlt's mission?
To reclaim New York City from cars, transforming our streets into safe, sustainable, blah, blah, blah, to walk and bike.
There is no mention of reclaiming New York City from nonprofit car shares or Ubers that are causing midtown congestion.
Current TOT's Transportation Streets Master Plan funding is nearly $39.5 million
in the fiscal year 2020-27 to redesign our streets with bike lanes that are useless for regular bikers.
Thank you.
Next.