Velib, Parisian Bike Share Program

5 star rating

July 15, 2008

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World's Largest Demonstration Bike-Share Program. It's Working!

Imagine a city, a large city, Paris matter of fact, that has saved millions of dollars by providing alternative public transportation to 3 million subscribing Parisians with over 20,000 bicycles, parked throughout the city. So far, bike-sharing has reduced car trips by 10 million kilometers. One bike per two hundred residence is the model, which is working seamlessly with the public transportation that already exists in Pairs, the Metro. Unlimited free half-hours of biking per day (you can do this all day long with the use of a card and stations throughout the city) has provided a public transportation system has become apart of the culture and lifestyle of Parisians. Problems with the bikes and the operation of the stations have proven to be the exception not the norm. Since July 15, 2007 this system of bike-sharing continues to improve. The savings are significant, calculated to be a dollar per kilometer traveled by cycling rather than driving through Paris.

Cris B.'s keywords: bike-share program, cycling, public transportation, alternative transportation, Paris, France

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