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New Seamless Mobility Services
Public Bicycles
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Poliicy otes
Policy notes ly NICHES is a Coordination Action funded by the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Programme for R&D,
Priority 6.2 Sustainable Surface Transport
What is it about?
Characteristics
Public Bicycles:
•
are innovative schemes of rental or free bicycles in urban areas;
•
can be used for daily mobility as one-way-use is possible and they can be seen as part of the public transport system;
•
•
Example: Vélo’v in Lyon
How did the French City of Lyon encourage thousands of people to
differ from traditional, mostly leisure-oriented bicycle rental services as they provide fast and easy access;
use the bicycle as urban transport
have diversified in organisational layout, the business models and the applied technology towards “smart bikes”
(rental process via smart card or mobile phone).
A big part of this success story is
mode within a few months?
due to the introduction of the
Public Bicycle scheme vélo’v.
Each of the 2,000 bicycles available
The transferability of Public Bicycle schemes to cities
at racks throughout the city centre
with appropriate framework conditions for cycling has
is used on average 16 times on a
been proven in many cases (e.g. in France, Germany,
typical summer day. Within the
Scandinavia and Spain).
first six months after its introduction, 2 Million trips were made with the Public Bicycles,
Key benefits
replacing around 150,000 car trips. In combination with the
The implementation of a Public Bicycle scheme...
increased use of private bicycles,
•
provides a fast, convenient and flexible inner urban transport option;
•
can be a “door opener” to increase the acceptance of cycling as urban transport mode in cities which still lack a good level of bicycle use;
•
the scheme helped to increase the bicycle share in the modal split.
also makes sense
Public Bicycles
4
Poliicy otes
Policy notes ly NICHES is a Coordination Action funded by the European Commission under the Sixth Framework Programme for R&D,
Priority 6.2 Sustainable Surface Transport
What is it about?
Characteristics
Public Bicycles:
•
are innovative schemes of rental or free bicycles in urban areas;
•
can be used for daily mobility as one-way-use is possible and they can be seen as part of the public transport system;
•
•
Example: Vélo’v in Lyon
How did the French City of Lyon encourage thousands of people to
differ from traditional, mostly leisure-oriented bicycle rental services as they provide fast and easy access;
use the bicycle as urban transport
have diversified in organisational layout, the business models and the applied technology towards “smart bikes”
(rental process via smart card or mobile phone).
A big part of this success story is
mode within a few months?
due to the introduction of the
Public Bicycle scheme vélo’v.
Each of the 2,000 bicycles available
The transferability of Public Bicycle schemes to cities
at racks throughout the city centre
with appropriate framework conditions for cycling has
is used on average 16 times on a
been proven in many cases (e.g. in France, Germany,
typical summer day. Within the
Scandinavia and Spain).
first six months after its introduction, 2 Million trips were made with the Public Bicycles,
Key benefits
replacing around 150,000 car trips. In combination with the
The implementation of a Public Bicycle scheme...
increased use of private bicycles,
•
provides a fast, convenient and flexible inner urban transport option;
•
can be a “door opener” to increase the acceptance of cycling as urban transport mode in cities which still lack a good level of bicycle use;
•
the scheme helped to increase the bicycle share in the modal split.
also makes sense