City Bicycle Share Programs |
USA |
CityRyde
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia | CityRyde bike share consultants.
Specializes in bike sharing with expertise on staff to assist with a bike sharing initiative on any level from concept to reality. |
Canada |
Bixi
Montreal | Bicycle share program offered to citizens and
tourists by the city of Montreal. |
Europe |
OYBike
UK, London | The OYBike System is a street-based rental station network that allows you to hire and return a bicycle via your mobile phone. The OYBike system is based on the availability of rental bicycles at key locations: Tube stations Public buildings Key transport interchanges Car Parks. |
Velib'
France, Paris | [Website only in French at time of writing]
Bike share program with +1,000 distribution points in Paris.
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Vélo 'V -
Grand Lyon
France, Lyon | 7j/7, 24h/24, vous pouvez louer un vélo dans toutes les stations vélo'v.
Il suffit d'être âgé de plus de 14 ans et être titulaire d'une Carte d'accès. |
Vélo à la
carte
France, Rennes | Availability of self-service time-share city bikes, free of charge, for residents of an agglomeration of 37 towns,and also for tourists and occasional users. Use is totally free and need application form to get a card. |
Vel'Oh
Luxembourg | Vel’oh! allows you to go on a bicycle ride as
often as you like. Make as many journeys as you like during your subscription
period. |
Bicincitta
Italy, several cities | [Website not available in English at
time of writing] Come Funziona Bicincittà?
Attraverso l’utilizzo di una tessera elettronica, il singolo utente può prelevare la bicicletta in qualunque cicloposteggio presente sul territorio e riconsegnarla ovunque trovi un cicloposteggio libero, anche in un luogo diverso da quello di origine. |
NextBike
Germany, many cities | If you don’t have your own bike with you but you need one, a nextbike is the solution. nextbike can be rented any time. The bikes stand conspicuously at the main train stations, pedestrian zones and other vibrant spots in the city. |
OV-fiets
Netherlands | An OV-fiets is a rental bike that is part of the Dutch public transport ('OV-fiets' means 'public transport bicycle'). The OV-fiets is an ideal means to cover the distance between the railway station and the office. Hiring an OV-fiets is fast and easy and makes for a comfortable continuation of your journey. |
BiciBur
Spain, Burgos | [Website not available in English at time of
writing] El servicio de préstamo de bicicletas es gratuito, es decir el usuario
no abonará suma alguna por la utilización de las bicicletas. Únicamente, se
abonará una cantidad, por la tarjeta del sistema de préstamo de bicicletas, en
cualquier oficina de Caja de Burgos |
Bicing
Spain, Barcelona | [Website not available in English at time of
writing] Bike sharing program in Barcelona. Coger el Bicing es muy fácil. Cuando recibas en casa la tarjeta de abonado/a, ya podrás empezar a utilizar este nuevo servicio: retiras la bicicleta de cualquiera de las estaciones de Bicing, la usas durante el trayecto y la devuelves en la estación más cercana a tu destino. |
Sevici
Spain, Sevilla | [Website not available in English at time of
writing] Con SEVici, los 30 primeros minutos de alquiler de la bici son gratuitos, así que no dude más: ¡reemplace sus trayectos en coche por trayectos en bicicleta! La bici, es además el medio más práctico para desplazarse en distancias cortas: sin esperas, sin problemas de atascos, sin tener que buscar un lugar para aparcar,… |
Call a Bike
Germany | Are you visiting Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne, Munich, Stuttgart or Karlsruhe and want to hire a bike? Call a Bike is a special service of Deutsche Bahn AG: a whole fleet of superb high-tech bikes is at your service in these five cities - and perhaps soon in others - around the clock.
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CityBike Wien
Austria, Vienna | [Website not available in English at time of
writing] Das Gratis-Stadtrad in Wien. |
CityBikes
Norway, Trondheim | Trondheim has +100 city bikes available for citizens and tourists. You will find the bikes in ten bicycle racks in and around the city centre. The bikes are locked to the racks with electronic locks which can be unlocked with an electronic card. The cards can be obtained at the Tourist Information Office at the market square.
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CityBikes
Norway, Oslo, Drammen, Bergen | ClearChannel Adshel has installed Citybikes in 4 different Norwegian cities, in addition to several cities abroad. The Citybikes
are made for the citizens or visitors/tourists on their way around town - and
shall be available to all. |
Stockholm Citybikes
Sweden, Stockholm | You will always have access to a bike and a flexible means of transport to your place of work, to the shops or to the best bathing areas. Included in the price, you also receive magnificent views of Stockholm, fresh air and good exercise. |
Bycyklen
- København
Denmark, Copenhagen | The city bikes are Copenhagen! This is emphasized by the fact, that a city bike was the official gift from The City of Copenhagen to the American president, when he visited Copenhagen in 1997. Bill Clinton
received a specially designed city bike called "City Bike One". |
Bycykel Århus
Denmark, Arhus | 400 free city bikes in Århus. From the 1st of May 2007 you can use any one of the 400 city bikes in Århus free of charge 24 hours a day. You can find them dotted around the city in the 55 specially allocated bicycle stands. |
City Bicycle Share - Resources |
| Bike-Sharing blog |
The Bike-sharing Blog provides information on the emerging public transportation mode of bike-sharing. |
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Article by Paul DeMaio, 2004 (PDF) |
Will Smart Bikes Succeed as Public Transportation in the United States? |
City Bicycle Share - B-to-B Services & Products |
| MetroBike | MetroBike, LLC is a progressive bicycle transportation consulting company whose focus is on encouraging bicycling through safe and effective facilities. MetroBike is also the authority on bike-sharing programs. |
Homeport Systems
UK | Bike rental based on the Homeport system is a fully automated system enabling bikes to be rented and returned without the need to call anyone, talk to anyone or hand over money to anyone. All you need is a card or key ring with an rfid chip.Once the user has bought a card, he is automatically registered in the RCC internet system. |
Lo Minck Systemen
Netherlands | [Website not available in English at time of
writing] Bike distribution systems for bicycle sharing. |
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