Lyft is paying a firm run by former City Council Speaker Corey Johnson — who championed legislation the e-hail company opposed while in office — $12,500 per month to lobby the transportation department.
Make your contribution now and help Gothamist thrive in 2023.Lyft wants to boost the number of electric Citi Bikes on the streets, and it's enlisting help from a source close to City Hall: former City Council Speaker Corey Johnson.
Unlike with pedal-powered Citi Bikes, Lyft is permitted through its contract with the city to raise the price of its e-bikes at any time. The e-bike prices are already much more expensive: Riders pay an extra 26 cents per minute to ride them — or 17 cents a minute if they pay a $205 annual fee for a Citi Bike membership.
In November, Lyft hired Johnson — whose City Council term expired last year — as a lobbyist to negotiate with the city over “micro-mobility regulations,” city records show. Sources in the transportation department with knowledge of Johnson’s lobbying effort said he’s focused on expanding the e-bike cap.
Johnson also works as a lobbyist for other high-profile clients with business before the city, including Vornado Realty, Northwell Health and the Central Park Conservancy.on former city employees taking lobbying jobs soon after leaving their public positions. A bill proposed last month would require a two-year moratorium on the type of lobbying work Johnson is performing for Lyft. Currently, a two-year lobbying ban only applies to former city commissioners and deputy mayors.
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