Paris Bike Share Scheme
Urban Ecology News. 2007.7.17
New bicycle rental scheme introduced in Paris. Bicycles can be picked up and dropped off at various self-serve docking stations using a pre-paid access card.
Today saw the introduction of a new bicycle rental scheme in Paris, called Velib' (short for velo-liberte), where bicycles can be picked up and dropped off at a number of self-serve docking stations around the city using a pre-paid access card.
Currently 750 locations and 10,648 bicycles, the system will expand to 1,451 locations (a station every 300 metres or so) and 20,600 bikes.
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Source: Velib' - Paris' new bike transit system. FranceGuide.
Refer: A New French Revolution's Creed: Let Them Ride Bikes. Katrin Bennhold. New York Times. 2007.7.16