Bike-Sharing Goes Viral
The bicycle sharing program in Paris, called Vélib, has inspired many other bicycle sharing programs globally in its first two years of operation. This article summarizes the history of bicycle sharing programs and provides an overview of five new bike-sharing systems that have launched in the past year. The programs are located in: Hangzhou, China; Wuhan, China; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Montreal, Canada; and Mexico City, Mexico. These programs, although are located in very different cities, share the basic components of the Velib system, including smart card electronic payment, bicycle tracking devices and extensive user information.
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Authors:
- Schroeder, Bradley
- Hagen, Jonas Xaver
- Leve, Zvi
- Penalosa, Ana
- Publication Date: 2009
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Print
- Features: References;
- Pagination: pp 24-29
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Serial:
- Sustainable Transport
- Issue Number: 21
- Publisher: Institute for Transportation and Development Policy
- ISSN: 1536-2523
- Serial URL: http://www.itdp.org/ST/index.html
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Bicycle travel; Bicycles; Case studies; History; Rent; Urban travel; Vehicle sharing
- Identifier Terms: Velib
- Geographic Terms: Hangzhou Shi (China); Mexico City (Mexico); Montreal (Canada); Paris (France); Rio de Janeiro (Brazil); Wuhan (China)
- Subject Areas: Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Planning and Forecasting; Vehicles and Equipment; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01150771
- Record Type: Publication
- Files: TRIS
- Created Date: Feb 19 2010 10:59AM