This 17.50 CAD trip in NY is about 3.50 CAD on an e-bike in Toronto. Bike Share Toronto is a public entity ran by the TPA and the City of Toronto. It is now revenue-generating for the city. We can not let our public infrastructure get privatized, like how LYFT owns citi-bike.
I have a membership so this ride would've been cheaper for me, but whenever I spend this much on a Citi Bike trip I compare it to the cost of taking a car the same distance rather than to the subway, and it doesn't feel as bad