Dublinbikes

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Dublinbikes
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Overview
Locale Dublin, Ireland
Transit type Bicycle sharing system
Number of stations115 [1]
Daily ridership42,000 annual subscribers [2]
Website www.dublinbikes.ie
Operation
Began operation2009
Operator(s) JCDecaux

Dublinbikes (styled "dublinbikes") is a public bicycle rental scheme which has operated in the city of Dublin since 2009. At its launch, the scheme, which is sponsored by JCDecaux, used 450 French-made [3] unisex bicycles with 40 stations. [4] By 2011, this had expanded to 550 bicycles and 44 stations, and in 2013 it was announced that a major expansion of the scheme would add a further 950 bikes and another 58 hire points. [5] Dublin was the 17th city to implement such a scheme, [4] [6] and it was considered one of the most successful bike-sharing schemes in the world; [7] however, in recent times, progress has stalled, with only 2 of 14 phases being rolled out. As of 2016 the scheme lost €376,000 a year, leading to further expansion of Dublin Bikes being put on hold. [8] [9]

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History

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A Dublinbikes docking station
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A Dublinbikes kiosk

The scheme was announced by Dubin City Council in 2006 when JCDecaux received 72 free advertising spaces around Dublin in a 15-year deal in return for the advertising company's funding of the project. [3] Critics argued that the deal was an expensive one when compared to Copenhagen where companies pay to have their logos attached to the bicycle. [10] 450 bicycle stands were installed in groups of ten and twenty in forty locations around Dublin from June 2009. [3] The scheme was opposed by An Taisce who said it was "misuse of legislation by a local authority to facilitate a private development". [11]

The Dublinbikes scheme was launched on 13 September 2009, with around 150 ordinary cyclists embarking on their first ride behind John Tierney, Dublin City Manager, and Andrew Montague, a councillor who was representing the Lord Mayor of Dublin on the journey. [4]

It was announced on 18 June 2014 that Coca-Cola Zero would become a commercial partner with Dublinbikes for three years. Starting at the end of June 2014, the brand was renamed Coca-Cola Zero Dublinbikes and the Coca-Cola Zero brand was added to each individual bike in return for investment in the scheme. [12]

On 20 July 2017, Just Eat took over as the commercial partner for the next three years. [13] Just Eat invested €2.25 million in the scheme over the three-year period. This is a 15% increase on the Coca-Cola Zero investment in order to help the profitability and expansion of the service. [14] The brand was therefore renamed Just Eat dublinbikes and all 1,500 bikes had the new branding applied to them by August 2017. As part of the announcement, it was confirmed that an additional 15 stations would open in the city (predominantly around Grangegorman) and 100 bikes would be added to the network. [15]

On 9 December 2020, Dublin City Council and JCDecaux announced that Now TV would become the next sponsor of Dublinbikes, in a deal worth €2.25 million over three years. The Now TV partnership comes with the release of a new app that will allow users to release a bike from their smartphone. [16]

Progress

The scheme proved to be a great success, much exceeding predictions. Approximately 1,000 people used the bicycles in the first six hours, with a further thousand people having subscribed to use them. [4] Some 11,000 people applied in the first fortnight and Dublin City Council's supply of subscriber cards was reduced to zero, with the Council having initially targeted a 5,000-person uptake in the first year. [17] More than 25,000 people had applied to take part in the scheme by March 2010. [18] Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley said after the launch this level of uptake indicated the new "mainstream" approach to cycling in Ireland. [6]

In the first ten months of the scheme, it was reported that there were over 37,000 users, over 828,000 journeys, no accidents, no vandalism, and only one bike missing (which was recovered). [19]

On 10 May 2010 (post-launch), city councillors in Dublin voted for more advertising hoardings to be used to help with payments, with more than 30,000 people having subscribed (1,500 was the predicted number of subscribers for this stage of the project). [20] On 14 August 2010, it was announced that the scheme had reached its one millionth trip. [21] By May 2011, two million journeys had been made and the scheme had expanded to 550 bicycles and 44 stations. [22] In 2013 it was announced that a major expansion of the scheme would add a further 950 bikes and another 58 hire points. [5]

Subscribers
DateLong termTotal journeys (cumulative)
18 April 2010 [23] 21,134556,497
May 2011 [24] 33,6432,003,105
20 April 2012 [25] 3,500,000
12 January 2013 [26] 4,674,277
27 November 2013 [27] 36,6366,037,199
13 September 2014 [28] 46,6957,951,866
30 April 2015 [29] 54,80810,568,398
16 May 2016 [30] 60,18714,705,855
20 July 2017 [31] 66,88319,811,383
21 March 2018 [32] 67,89022,417,162

Cost to users

To use the system, users need to take out a subscription, which allows the subscriber an unlimited number of rentals. Subscriptions can get a Long Term Hire Card costing €35, [33] or a 3-day ticket costing €5. Users also authorise Dublin Bikes to charge €150 from their credit card if the bike is not returned. [4] The first half-hour of every journey is free, after that a service charge applies. See below for pricing structure:

Time30 min1 hr2 hrs3 hrs4 hrs
RateFree€0.50€1.50€3.50€6.50

After 4 hours, every extra 30 minutes costs €2. In practice, the system is virtually free at the point of use for Long Term subscribers as over 95% of journeys last less than 30 minutes. [19]

Dublinbikes only accepts Chip and PIN (or other compatible EMV cards), and will not accept magnetic stripe cards such as those used in the United States.

Service

The robust bicycles are produced by the French bicycle company Mercier in Hungary and are repaired by JCDecaux. They are three-speed bicycles, fitted with Shimano Nexus gears which can be changed up and down using a twist/grip shifter on the right handlebar. A Shimano hub dynamo in the front wheel generates power for front and rear always-on LED lighting. The bikes are fitted with Schwalbe Marathon tyres. Other components include a locking system, an adjustable cushioned saddle, a front bicycle basket, a kick stand and a bell.

Each station is equipped with an automatic rental terminal and stands for 20 to 40 bicycles. Initially, fourteen terminals had credit card facilities enabling the user to purchase a 3-Day Ticket.

If a user arrives with a rented bicycle at a station without open spots, the terminal grants another fifteen minutes of free rental time. The rental terminals also display information about neighbouring dublinbike stations, including location, number of available bicycles and open stands. A fleet of bicycle-transporting vehicles are used to redistribute bicycles between empty and full stations.

Future

In November 2010, a major five-year expansion plan was adopted due to the huge success of the scheme thus far. The plan will see the number of bikes increase from 450 to 5,000 and the number of bike stations increase from 40 to 300. The scheme will be extended as far north as DCU, as far south as UCD, as far east as Sandymount and as far west as Inchicore. The expansion will be funded differently than the original scheme, most likely through a mix of public and private funding. [34]

In July 2012 it was announced that the first part of the scheme would begin before the end of the year. [35]

Stations

When launched in 2009 there was a total of 40 bike stations and 450 bikes. [36] There was a small expansion completed in 2011, adding 4 new stations and an extra 100 bikes. [37] In April 2013 expansion plans were announced to expand the network to 102 stations and increasing the number of bikes from 550 to 1500. [38] In March 2018, it was confirmed that the service would expand from 101 stations to 116 and from 1,500 bikes to 1,600. [39]

NameStation #SpacesOpenedLocation
Avondale Road108406 June 2018 53°21′34″N6°16′34″W / 53.35945°N 6.27616°W / 53.35945; -6.27616
Barrow Street704022 April 2014 [40] 53°20′30″N6°14′10″W / 53.34164°N 6.23622°W / 53.34164; -6.23622
Benson Street904021 February 2014 53°20′39″N6°14′00″W / 53.34404°N 6.23347°W / 53.34404; -6.23347
Blackhall Place88308 May 2014 53°20′56″N6°16′54″W / 53.34879°N 6.28165°W / 53.34879; -6.28165
Blessington Street22013 September 2009 53°21′24″N6°16′05″W / 53.35680°N 6.26818°W / 53.35680; -6.26818
Bolton Street32013 September 2009 53°21′04″N6°16′11″W / 53.35108°N 6.26983°W / 53.35108; -6.26983
Brookfield Road843026 May 2014 53°20′20″N6°18′01″W / 53.33902°N 6.30018°W / 53.33902; -6.30018
Buckingham Street Lower109305 October 2018 53°21′12″N6°14′58″W / 53.35334°N 6.24934°W / 53.35334; -6.24934
Cathal Brugha Street 242013 September 2009 53°21′07″N6°15′38″W / 53.35208°N 6.26056°W / 53.35208; -6.26056
Charlemont Street54013 September 2009 53°19′50″N6°15′36″W / 53.33069°N 6.25996°W / 53.33069; -6.25996
Charleville Road107406 June 2018 53°21′33″N6°16′55″W / 53.35916°N 6.28185°W / 53.35916; -6.28185
Christchurch Place 62013 September 2009 53°20′36″N6°16′12″W / 53.34341°N 6.27003°W / 53.34341; -6.27003
City Quay993027 March 2014 53°20′48″N6°14′46″W / 53.34666°N 6.24616°W / 53.34666; -6.24616
Clarendon Row13113 September 2009 53°20′27″N6°15′44″W / 53.34090°N 6.26233°W / 53.34090; -6.26233
Clonmel Street543327 November 2013 53°20′10″N6°15′45″W / 53.33609°N 6.26239°W / 53.33609; -6.26239
Collins Barracks Museum 87385 August 2014 53°20′51″N6°17′07″W / 53.34750°N 6.28522°W / 53.34750; -6.28522
Convention Centre 654028 November 2013 53°20′51″N6°14′19″W / 53.34739°N 6.23864°W / 53.34739; -6.23864
Custom House 233013 September 2009 53°20′54″N6°15′14″W / 53.34822°N 6.25400°W / 53.34822; -6.25400
Custom House Quay83013 September 2009 53°20′53″N6°14′52″W / 53.34804°N 6.24791°W / 53.34804; -6.24791
Dame Street 101613 September 2009 53°20′38″N6°15′59″W / 53.34400°N 6.26652°W / 53.34400; -6.26652
Denmark Street Great 59203 March 2014 53°21′20″N6°15′40″W / 53.35559°N 6.26113°W / 53.35559; -6.26113
Deverell Place453027 November 2013 53°21′05″N6°15′19″W / 53.35144°N 6.25523°W / 53.35144; -6.25523
Earlsfort Terrace 113013 September 2009 53°20′04″N6°15′30″W / 53.33447°N 6.25837°W / 53.33447; -6.25837
Eccles Street 122013 September 2009 53°21′33″N6°16′10″W / 53.35918°N 6.26932°W / 53.35918; -6.26932
Eccles Street East79278 May 2014 53°21′29″N6°15′56″W / 53.35810°N 6.26560°W / 53.35810; -6.26560
Emmet Road8340 53°20′27″N6°18′29″W / 53.34071°N 6.30815°W / 53.34071; -6.30815
Exchequer Street92413 September 2009 53°20′35″N6°15′49″W / 53.34304°N 6.26356°W / 53.34304; -6.26356
Excise Walk484027 November 2013 53°20′53″N6°14′53″W / 53.34796°N 6.24801°W / 53.34796; -6.24801
Fenian Street633527 November 2013 53°20′29″N6°14′48″W / 53.34148°N 6.24660°W / 53.34148; -6.24660
Fitzwilliam Square East894015 April 2014 53°20′07″N6°15′03″W / 53.33520°N 6.25092°W / 53.33520; -6.25092
Fitzwilliam Square West133013 September 2009 53°20′09″N6°15′10″W / 53.33588°N 6.25270°W / 53.33588; -6.25270
Francis Street733022 April 2014 [40] 53°20′32″N6°16′31″W / 53.34210°N 6.27523°W / 53.34210; -6.27523
Frederick Street South9830 53°20′29″N6°15′24″W / 53.34147°N 6.25678°W / 53.34147; -6.25678
Fownes Street Upper143013 September 2009 53°20′40″N6°15′49″W / 53.34455°N 6.26359°W / 53.34455; -6.26359
George's Lane504027 March 2018 53°21′01″N6°16′47″W / 53.35016°N 6.27974°W / 53.35016; -6.27974
Georges Quay 162013 September 2009 53°20′51″N6°15′08″W / 53.34747°N 6.25232°W / 53.34747; -6.25232
Golden Lane172013 September 2009 53°20′27″N6°16′03″W / 53.34076°N 6.26752°W / 53.34076; -6.26752
Grand Canal Dock 694021 February 2014 53°20′34″N6°14′18″W / 53.34283°N 6.23842°W / 53.34283; -6.23842
Grangegorman Lower (Central)1044027 March 2018 53°21′19″N6°16′42″W / 53.35518°N 6.27838°W / 53.35518; -6.27838
Grangegorman Lower (North)1053627 March 2018 53°21′21″N6°16′42″W / 53.35596°N 6.27833°W / 53.35596; -6.27833
Grangegorman Lower (South)1034027 March 2018 53°21′17″N6°16′43″W / 53.35466°N 6.27866°W / 53.35466; -6.27866
Grantham Street183013 September 2009 53°20′03″N6°15′56″W / 53.33407°N 6.26547°W / 53.33407; -6.26547
Grattan Street572327 November 2013 53°20′23″N6°14′37″W / 53.33959°N 6.24369°W / 53.33959; -6.24369
Greek Street42013 September 2009 53°20′49″N6°16′23″W / 53.34687°N 6.27303°W / 53.34687; -6.27303
Guild Street494011 August 2014 53°20′53″N6°14′27″W / 53.34797°N 6.24091°W / 53.34797; -6.24091
Hanover Quay684021 February 2014 53°20′39″N6°14′13″W / 53.34410°N 6.23708°W / 53.34410; -6.23708
Harcourt Terrace41206 January 2011 [41] 53°19′57″N6°15′28″W / 53.33257°N 6.25783°W / 53.33257; -6.25783
Hardwicke Place612515 April 2014 53°21′25″N6°15′47″W / 53.35708°N 6.26315°W / 53.35708; -6.26315
Hardwicke Street151613 September 2009 53°21′20″N6°15′52″W / 53.35563°N 6.26432°W / 53.35563; -6.26432
Hatch Street553629 August 2014 53°20′03″N6°15′39″W / 53.33404°N 6.26076°W / 53.33404; -6.26076
Herbert Place193013 September 2009 53°20′05″N6°14′43″W / 53.33474°N 6.24514°W / 53.33474; -6.24514
Herbert Street47403 November 2014 53°20′09″N6°14′44″W / 53.33576°N 6.24553°W / 53.33576; -6.24553
Heuston Bridge (North)92405 August 2014 53°20′52″N6°17′33″W / 53.34784°N 6.29241°W / 53.34784; -6.29241
Heuston Bridge (South)100255 August 2014 53°20′50″N6°17′31″W / 53.34710°N 6.29203°W / 53.34710; -6.29203
Heuston Station (Car Park)94405 August 2014 53°20′49″N6°17′52″W / 53.34699°N 6.29779°W / 53.34699; -6.29779
Heuston Station (Central)93405 August 2014 53°20′48″N6°17′49″W / 53.34662°N 6.29688°W / 53.34662; -6.29688
High Street 72913 September 2009 53°20′36″N6°16′29″W / 53.34344°N 6.27462°W / 53.34344; -6.27462
James Street754025 August 2014 53°20′36″N6°17′15″W / 53.34346°N 6.28738°W / 53.34346; -6.28738
James Street East203013 September 2009 53°20′11″N6°14′53″W / 53.33652°N 6.24800°W / 53.33652; -6.24800
Jervis Street402113 September 2009 53°20′54″N6°15′59″W / 53.34825°N 6.26649°W / 53.34825; -6.26649
John Street West72318 May 2014 53°20′35″N6°16′38″W / 53.34310°N 6.27716°W / 53.34310; -6.27716
Kevin Street71405 August 2014 53°20′16″N6°16′04″W / 53.33778°N 6.26774°W / 53.33778; -6.26774
Killarney Street 115306 September 2018 53°21′17″N6°14′51″W / 53.35486°N 6.24757°W / 53.35486; -6.24757
Kilmainham Gaol 974029 August 2014 53°20′32″N6°18′36″W / 53.34211°N 6.31001°W / 53.34211; -6.31001
Kilmainham Lane9630 53°20′30″N6°18′18″W / 53.34178°N 6.30509°W / 53.34178; -6.30509
King Street North101303 June 2014 53°21′01″N6°16′24″W / 53.35029°N 6.27347°W / 53.35029; -6.27347
Leinster Street South213013 September 2009 53°20′32″N6°15′16″W / 53.34212°N 6.25435°W / 53.34212; -6.25435
Lime Street624030 January 2014 53°20′46″N6°14′37″W / 53.34604°N 6.24363°W / 53.34604; -6.24363
Market Street South763810 July 2014 53°20′33″N6°17′16″W / 53.34237°N 6.28767°W / 53.34237; -6.28767
Mater Hospital 784023 July 2014 53°21′36″N6°15′53″W / 53.36009°N 6.26482°W / 53.36009; -6.26482
Merrion Square East253013 September 2009 53°20′21″N6°14′49″W / 53.33908°N 6.24696°W / 53.33908; -6.24696
Merrion Square South1134021 August 2018 53°20′19″N6°14′55″W / 53.33860°N 6.24863°W / 53.33860; -6.24863
Merrion Square West262013 September 2009 53°20′24″N6°15′06″W / 53.33994°N 6.25169°W / 53.33994; -6.25169
Molesworth Street 272013 September 2009 53°20′28″N6°15′27″W / 53.34122°N 6.25753°W / 53.34122; -6.25753
Mount Brown822226 May 2014 53°20′30″N6°17′50″W / 53.34166°N 6.29718°W / 53.34166; -6.29718
Mountjoy Square East1114020 June 2018 53°21′24″N6°15′23″W / 53.35675°N 6.25628°W / 53.35675; -6.25628
Mountjoy Square West283013 September 2009 53°21′23″N6°15′31″W / 53.35638°N 6.25859°W / 53.35638; -6.25859
Mount Street Lower564027 November 2013 53°20′16″N6°14′30″W / 53.33788°N 6.24160°W / 53.33788; -6.24160
New Central Bank664017 January 2014 53°20′50″N6°14′03″W / 53.34715°N 6.23419°W / 53.34715; -6.23419
Newman House53407 April 2014 53°20′13″N6°15′36″W / 53.33705°N 6.26007°W / 53.33705; -6.26007
North Circular Road 603026 March 2014 53°21′35″N6°15′38″W / 53.35965°N 6.26049°W / 53.35965; -6.26049
North Circular Road (O'Connell's)112306 June 2018 53°21′28″N6°15′06″W / 53.35784°N 6.25156°W / 53.35784; -6.25156
Oliver Bond Street74308 May 2014 53°20′38″N6°16′50″W / 53.34393°N 6.28051°W / 53.34393; -6.28051
Ormond Quay Upper292913 September 2009 53°20′46″N6°16′06″W / 53.34608°N 6.26827°W / 53.34608; -6.26827
Parkgate Street86385 August 2014 53°20′53″N6°17′31″W / 53.34799°N 6.29188°W / 53.34799; -6.29188
Parnell Square North302013 September 2009 53°21′13″N6°15′55″W / 53.35373°N 6.26533°W / 53.35373; -6.26533
Parnell Street 312013 September 2009 53°21′03″N6°15′56″W / 53.35079°N 6.26554°W / 53.35079; -6.26554
Pearse Street 323013 September 2009 53°20′39″N6°15′02″W / 53.34430°N 6.25063°W / 53.34430; -6.25063
Phibsborough Road1104020 June 2018 53°21′23″N6°16′25″W / 53.35635°N 6.27371°W / 53.35635; -6.27371
Princes Street / O'Connell Street 332313 September 2009 53°20′56″N6°15′38″W / 53.34900°N 6.26049°W / 53.34900; -6.26049
Portobello Harbour343013 September 2009 53°19′49″N6°15′54″W / 53.33037°N 6.26510°W / 53.33037; -6.26510
Portobello Road43309 March 2011 [42] 53°19′48″N6°16′05″W / 53.33002°N 6.26817°W / 53.33002; -6.26817
Rathdown Road106406 June 2018 53°21′32″N6°16′49″W / 53.35893°N 6.28036°W / 53.35893; -6.28036
Royal Hospital 954029 August 2014 53°20′38″N6°17′49″W / 53.34388°N 6.29706°W / 53.34388; -6.29706
Sandwith Street644024 January 2014 53°20′43″N6°14′51″W / 53.34524°N 6.24753°W / 53.34524; -6.24753
Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital 58407 April 2014 53°20′21″N6°14′27″W / 53.33926°N 6.24077°W / 53.33926; -6.24077
Smithfield 353013 September 2009 53°20′51″N6°16′42″W / 53.34742°N 6.27822°W / 53.34742; -6.27822
Smithfield North 42306 January 2011 [41] 53°20′59″N6°16′40″W / 53.34963°N 6.27780°W / 53.34963; -6.27780
South Dock Road913022 April 2014 53°20′31″N6°13′53″W / 53.34185°N 6.23128°W / 53.34185; -6.23128
St. James's Hospital (Central)814026 May 2014 53°20′24″N6°17′44″W / 53.33997°N 6.29562°W / 53.33997; -6.29562
St. James's Hospital (Luas)804010 July 2014 53°20′29″N6°17′35″W / 53.34136°N 6.29293°W / 53.34136; -6.29293
Strand Street Great463527 November 2013 53°20′50″N6°15′50″W / 53.34713°N 6.26384°W / 53.34713; -6.26384
St. Stephen's Green East364013 September 2009 53°20′16″N6°15′22″W / 53.33783°N 6.25611°W / 53.33783; -6.25611
St. Stephen's Green South373013 September 2009 53°20′15″N6°15′42″W / 53.33749°N 6.26169°W / 53.33749; -6.26169
Talbot Street 384013 September 2009 53°21′04″N6°15′10″W / 53.35106°N 6.25266°W / 53.35106; -6.25266
The Point 674017 January 2014 53°20′49″N6°13′51″W / 53.34685°N 6.23076°W / 53.34685; -6.23076
Townsend Street222013 September 2009 53°20′45″N6°15′16″W / 53.34593°N 6.25455°W / 53.34593; -6.25455
Upper Sherrard Street44309 March 2011 [42] 53°21′30″N6°15′38″W / 53.35841°N 6.26049°W / 53.35841; -6.26049
Western Way1024010 July 2014 53°21′18″N6°16′10″W / 53.35494°N 6.26940°W / 53.35494; -6.26940
Wilton Terrace392013 September 2009 53°19′56″N6°15′10″W / 53.33230°N 6.25271°W / 53.33230; -6.25271
Wilton Terrace (Park)1144021 August 2018 53°20′01″N6°14′54″W / 53.33365°N 6.24834°W / 53.33365; -6.24834
Wolfe Tone Street77293 June 2014 53°20′56″N6°16′03″W / 53.34886°N 6.26741°W / 53.34886; -6.26741
York Street (East)523227 November 2013 53°20′19″N6°15′43″W / 53.33874°N 6.26206°W / 53.33874; -6.26206
York Street (West)514027 November 2013 53°20′22″N6°15′53″W / 53.33931°N 6.26477°W / 53.33931; -6.26477

Alternatives

In May 2018, Dublin City Council granted licenses to two operators, Urbo and BleeperBike, to run a new, stationless bike-sharing scheme, with "full interoperability between the two schemes". [43] In 2019, the second licence has been re-advertised after Urbo never launched their bikes in Dublin. [44] The Irish company Moby won the second license and is expected to launch a fleet of electrically assisted bikes by 2020. [45]

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Vélo'v is a bicycle sharing system running in the city of Lyon, France, in conjunction with the advertising company JCDecaux. It has been the pioneer of smart bicycle-sharing systems, previous systems being more ad hoc and run similar to a charity. The relationship with JCDecaux allows the city to provide the service on a cost neutral basis for the city, and at a very low cost to users, in return for providing exclusive advertising access on bus shelters and the like. The primary aim is to reduce vehicle traffic within the city. The scheme also aims to reduce pollution, create a convivial atmosphere within the city, and encourage the health benefits of increased activity. Its name is a portmanteau of French vélo (bike) and English love. The first bicycle sharing system to open in France, after the pioneering 1974 scheme in La Rochelle, its thundering success inspired similar systems in major French and European cities, including Paris' Velib' in 2007. With the success of these two high profile smart bicycle sharing systems a new paradigm of government supporting bike sharing as a part of a public transportation network emerged. It is still the bike share scheme with the second-highest market penetration in the world, after the Velib'.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Transport in Dublin</span>

This article deals with transport in the Greater Dublin Area centred on the city of Dublin in Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Vélib'</span> Bicycle sharing system in Paris, France

Vélib' is a large-scale public bicycle sharing system in Paris, France. Launched on 15 July 2007, the system encompassed around 14,500 bicycles and 1,400 bicycle stations, located across Paris and in some surrounding municipalities, with an average daily ridership of 85,811 in 2011. The name Vélib' is a portmanteau of the French words vélo ("bicycle") and liberté ("freedom").

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bicing</span>

Bicing is a bicycle-sharing system in the city of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, which was implemented in March 2007, promoted by the City Council. The municipal company Barcelona de Serveis Municipals (B:SM) is the manager of the service, while the exploitation concession corresponds to Pedalem Barcelona since 2019, a Temporary Union of Companies formed by CESPA and PBSC. Between 2007 and 2018, Clear Channel was the company in charge of this task. It is similar to the Vélo'v service in Lyon or Vélib' in Paris, and uses the same bicycles and stations as used in Stockholm, Oslo, and Zaragoza. Its purpose is to cover small and medium daily routes within the city in a climate-friendly way, eliminating the pollution, roadway noise, and traffic congestion that motor vehicles create.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Smoove</span>

Smoove is a French company that designs, manufactures and markets products related to bike-sharing. The company produces lightweight bike stands that require virtually no civil engineering and no electricity.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Villo!</span>

Villo! is a public bicycle rental programme in Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Santander Cycles</span> Public bicycle hire scheme in London

Santander Cycles is a public bicycle hire scheme in London in the United Kingdom. The scheme's bicycles are popularly and colloquially known as Boris Bikes, after Boris Johnson who was Mayor of London when the scheme began operating.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cycling in Paris</span>

Cycling is a common means of transportation, sports, and recreation in the French city of Paris. As of 2021, about 15% of trips in the city are made by bicycle, using over 1,000 km (620 mi) of cycling routes. The Tour de France, the largest sporting event in cycling, finishes on the Champs-Élysées. Four major recreational cycling routes—EuroVelo 3, Avenue Verte, the Seine à Vélo, and the Veloscenic—pass by Notre-Dame.

BCycle is a public bicycle sharing company owned by Trek Bicycle and is based in Waterloo, Wisconsin, United States. It has 47 local systems operating in cities across the United States. However, in several cities it operates under a name other than BCycle

nextbike is a German company that develops and operates public bike-sharing systems. The company was founded in Leipzig, Germany, in 2004. It operates in cities in 25 countries including Germany, UK, New Zealand, Poland, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Austria, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United States. The headquarters with about 100 employees are based in Leipzig. The bicycles and stations are maintained by local service partners. Since 2021, nextbike GmbH has been a wholly owned subsidiary of TIER Mobility. As part of the merger, nextbike turned into the joint brand nextbike by TIER.

Motivate LLC is a company based in New York City that services bicycle sharing systems and other urban services in North America.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Melbourne Bike Share</span>

Melbourne Bike Share was a bicycle sharing system that served the central business district of Melbourne, Australia. The stations and bicycles were owned by the government and operated in a public-private partnership with RACV. Launched in 2010, the network utilized a system designed by Montreal-based PBSC Urban Solutions with 600 bicycles operating from 51 stations. Melbourne Bike Share was one of two such systems in Australia until the Victorian Government shut down the service on 30 November 2019.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">PBSC Urban Solutions</span> Bicycle-sharing system developer and supplier

PBSC Urban Solutions, formerly the Public Bike System Company, is an international bicycle-sharing system equipment vendor with their headquarters based in Longueuil, Quebec. The company develops bicycle-sharing systems, equipment, parts, and software, and sells its products to cities in Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain, Brazil and more. The company has sold about 100,000 bikes and 9,000 stations to 45 cities.

Belfast Bikes, also known for sponsorship reasons as Just Eat Belfast Bikes as is a public bicycle rental scheme which has operated in the city of Belfast since April 2015. At its launch, the scheme, which was then sponsored by Coca-Cola HBC, used 300 Unisex bicycles with 30 stations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Valenbisi</span>

Valenbisi is the name of a bicycle sharing system in Valencia inaugurated on June 21, 2010. It is similar to the Vélo'v service in Lyon or Vélib' in Paris, and using the same bicycles and stations as used in Dublin, Vienna, and Brussels. Its purpose is to cover the small and medium daily routes within the city in a climate-friendly way, eliminating the pollution, roadway noise, and traffic congestion that motor vehicles create.

oBike Bicycle sharing company

oBike was a Singapore-registered stationless bicycle-sharing system started by businessmen Shi Yi and Edward Chen with operations in several countries. The bikes have a built-in Bluetooth lock and can therefore be left anywhere at the end of a journey, not just at a docking station. Users use a smartphone app to locate and rent bikes. It launched in Singapore in February 2017, and ceased operation on 25 June 2018 in Singapore. Subsequently, the parent company filed for insolvency in its home market. The effect on operations outside of Singapore is unknown.

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