Ground Truth: NYC artist's bike device reveals rent-burden gaps on Citi Bikes
NYC artist Justin Blinder created Ground Truth, a device attached to Citi Bikes that uses GPS and census rent-burden data to add resistance in high-rent-burden neighborhoods and ease in calmer areas, delivering a visceral demonstration of affordability disparities. Tested near Prospect Park and Windsor Terrace, the project suggests rent burden follows dynamic, not just low-income, corridors and critiques Citi Bike pricing; funded by Idle Hands, Blinder hopes others will replicate the concept.