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Behind the Numbers: Fixing Citibike’s Woman Problem

Recently, our city’s Newspaper of Record (TM) reported that women use the bike sharing service Citibike far less often than men do.  According to the article, women account for one-third of all members (that is, people with a one-year pass to use the bikes at any time for up to 45 minutes per trip) and about a quarter of all trips.

Assuming that we want more women on bikes, let’s see if the numbers can help of find a solution.

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