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		Municipal & Corporate Bike Share Programs: Worldwide Directory
WE WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT! Our content is provided free as a public service! Follow us on Twitter		This is a directory of hi-tech municipal and corporate operated bike share programs. While in 2003 when we started the list it was very short, it is now a quickly expanding enterprise so it is difficult to keep the list current. Please let us know if you know of additions or corrections. If you are interested in the equipment used in these scheme, we have listed created a directory of hi-tech system manufacturers. If you are looking for more community base organizations, you should also check the programs/organizations listed on our "youth program directory" and "directory of community bicycle programs" pages. Directory of World Community Bike Programs: (Listed alphabetical by country, city and program operator) Australia Melbourne, Bixi, 600 bikes, with 50 kiosks Sydney Austria Eisenstadt, Nextbike Mörbisch, Nextbike Neusiedl, Nextbike St. Andrä am Zicksee, Nextbike Citybike, Vienna, Gewista. Computerized check-in/out system. The first hour is free. The bikes are designed to be sturdy and largely maintenance-free, featuring a single gear, and solid rubber tires. Vienna (south), Nextbike Belgium CycloCity, Brussels, JC Decaux Villo!, Brussels, JC Decaux Mobiel vzw, Bloemistenstraat 2b and the Veemarkt, Kortrijk, Belgium. In the Bloemistenstraat, at the back of the railway station, you can hire a bike - even alternative bikes - for one day or a longer period. The bikes at the Veemarkt are for one day and for free! Brazil Blumenau Samba, Rio de Janeiro. Operated by the City of Rio de Janeiro. Canada Montreal (winter pause), Bixi, 5000 bikes with 400 kiosks Ottawa Toronto, Bixi, 1000 bikes, with 80 kiosks (2011) Chile B'easy, Santiago China ( & Taiwan) Beijing Trip, Beijing Changzhou, Jiangsu province Chizhou, Anhui province Hangzhou Kaohsiung City, Taiwan Shanghai Wuhan YouBike Public Bike System, Taipai, Taiwan. Automated electronic system, using RFID and smart card system. The is a choice of long-term EasyCard memberships or short-term card registration is available from the information kiosk at each rental point. The first 30 minutes of each session is free then US$0.30 for each additional 15 minutes The service is sponsored by the Taipei government and supported by Giant Bicycles. Czech Republic Yello, Prague Denmark Aalborg Arhus Bycykel, Aarhus Copenhagen Finland CityBike Program, Helsinki Finland. There are 25 stands in the centre of Helsinki where you can get a Citybike for your own use by paying a deposit of FIM 10. After you have finished cycling, you return the bike to any City-bike Stand for the next person needing a bike. Report on Helsinki: http://members.aol.com/humorme81/helsinki.htm France V'Hello, Aix-en-Provence, JC Decaux Velam, Amiens VeloCite, Angers Velopop, Avignon, 18 bike stations and 200 bikes Velocite, Besancon, JC Decaux Bordeaux V'eol, Caen, Clear Channel VelO2, Cergy, JC Decaux Reflex, Chalon-sur-Saone Moovicite, Clermont Ferrand Velodi, Dijon, Clear Channel Métro Vélo Service, Grenoble, 28 bikes stations and 450 bikes La Rochelle , City Council Velo'v, Lyon, JC Decaux Le Velo, Marseille, JC Decaux Velomagg', Montpellier Velocite, Mulhouse VeloStan'lib, Nancy, JC Decaux Bicloo, Nantes, JC Decaux Velo Bleu, Nice, Veloway Velo+, Orleans, EFFIA Velib', Paris, JC Decaux Washington Post Article on Paris and other French programs. BIP, Perpignan, Clear Channel Velo a la Carte, Rennes France. A commercial subscription program by Clear Channel Adshel where bikes can be checked out. Cy'clic, Rouen, JC Decaux St. Denis Velivert, St Etienne, 30 bike stations and 300 bikes VeloToulouse, Toulouse, JC Decaux Velo-Libelo, Valence, 20 bike stations and 180 bikes Velocea, Vannes, Veloway Germany Call-a-Bike, Berlin, Frankfurt, Cologne (Koln), Munich, Stuttgart and Karlsruhe. A bike rental system. Approach any Call-a-Bike bicycle at any major intersection within the city. If the green light is blinking on the lock, the bicycle is available. Register yourself by calling the registration hotline. Once you have registered, call the number displayed on the lock and you will be given a code. Punch in the code into the lock and presto! the bike is yours. Charges are 7 cents/ minute, maximum 15 Euros/day and 60 Euros/week. When you want to return the bike, bring it to a major intersection and lock the bike down to a fixed structure (but not a traffic signal light!). Follow the instructions on the lock to enter in a return code. You will automatically be charged from your credit card. Berlin (2), Nextbike Bielefeld Chemnitz Coburg, Nextbike Cottbus, Nextbike Dresden, Nextbike Düsseldorf, Nextbike Erfurt, Nextbike Erlangen Call-a-Bike, Frankfurt, DB Frankfurt (2), Nextbike Friedrichshafen Halle (Saale) Hamburg, Nextbike Hannover, Nextbike Call-a-Bike, Karlsruhe, DB Koblenz, Nextbike Köln, Nextbike Leipzig, Nextbike Lubeck, Nextbike Lubeck Harbour, Nextbike Magdeburg, Nextbike Call-a-Bike, Munich, DB Nürnberg Call-a-Bike, Stuttgart, DB Ireland Dublinbikes, Dublin, JC Decaux Dublin Airport (staff only), Hourbike Dublin City Italy Bicincitta. Electronic system with ID card and docking stations use solar panels. Bicycles are docked in stations and you can take a bicycle using the ID card obtained by the office of the city administration. In Cuneo and Savigliano this service is free, in Parma and Pistoia it costs about 80 cents per hour. Alba, Bicincitta Alpignano, Bicincitta Asti, Bicincitta Bari, Bicincitta Bassano del Grappa, Bicincitta Bergamo, Bicincitta Biella, Bicincitta Borgomanero (near Novara), Bicincitta Bra (CN), Bicincitta Bicimia, Brescia, Bicincitta Cameri (near Novara), Bicincitta Casalmaggiore, Bicincitta Chivasso (TO), Bicincitta Collegno (Torino), Bicincitta Cuneo, Bicincitta Druento, Bicincitta Fossano, Bicincitta Mobike, Genova, Bicincitta. Partly electrical bikes Grugliasco (Torino), Bicincitta Guastalla, Bicincitta Speziainbici, La Spezia, Bicincitta Lecce, Bicincitta Bikemi, Milan Mt val Vigezzo Novara, Bicincitta Novi Ligure, Bicincitta Parco Molentargius (Cagliari), Bicincitta Parma, Bicincitta Pinerolo (TO), Bicincitta Pistoia, Bicincitta Prato (LM), Bicincitta PedalaRE, Reggio Emilia, Bicincitta / Azienda Consorziale Trasporti Rivoli, Bicincitta Roma'n'bike, Rome, Bicincitta Saluzzo, Bicincitta Savigliano, Bicincitta Schio, Bicincitta Settimo Torinese (Torino), Bicincitta Siracusa, Bicincitta Terni, Bicincitta Torino - Nichelino, Bicincitta Udine, Bicincitta Gimme Bike, Varese, Bicincitta Venaria Reale (Torino), Bicincitta Luxembourg Vel'Ok, Esch-sur-Alzette Vel'Ok, Luxembourg Mexico Mexico City Monaco Monaco, Bicincitta Netherlands Arnhem Nijmegen City Bike Rotterdam, Rotterdam Veluwe (National Park) New Zealand Auckland, Nextbike Norway Smartbikes, Bergen, Norway. This is a commercial subscription program by Clear Channel Adshel where bikes can be checked out. Smartbikes, Drammen, Norway. This is a commercial subscription program by Clear Channel Adshel where bikes can be checked out. Drammen Bysykkel, Drammen Smartbikes, Oslo, Norway. This is a commercial subscription program by Clear Channel Adshel where bikes can be checked out. Porsgrunn Sandnes, City Council Trondheim Bysykkel, Trondheim Smartbikes, Trondheim, Norway. This is a commercial subscription program by Clear Channel Adshel where bikes can be checked out. Poland BikeONE, Krakow Portugal BUGA, Aveiro, Portugal. BUGA project (Bicicleta de Utilização Gratuíta de Aveiro), sponsored and managed by Câmara Municipal de Aveiro, aims at reintroducing the bicycle in the current day-to-day life of the town. Started with a stock of 200 bicycles, spread over 39 parks, it offers the possibility of a free ride to any citizen. In 2006 the project is under reevaluation. Romania Cicloteque, Bucharest Singapore Smartbikes, Bukit Batok, Bukit Gombak and Tanjong Pagar, Singapore. Email: peter @ccp.com.sg . This is a commercial subscription program by Clear Channel Adshel where bikes can be checked out. (possibly defunct) South Korea NUBIJA, Changwon City, South Korea. Municipally sponsored bicycle rental system. Daejon Seoul, South Korea. Initially serving specific districts near the Han River, but expected to expand. (media) Spain Bicicoruna, A Coruna Albacete, Onroll Alcalá de Guadaíra Alcala Bici, Alcalá de Henares Alcazar de San Juan Alhama de Murcia, Onroll Alicante Amorebiziz, Amorebieta, ITCL Antequera, Onroll AranBike, Aranjuez, Onroll Badajoz, Onroll Baeza, Onroll Bicing, Barcelona, Clear Channel. Public bike program. Benicassim, City Council Bilbao, City Council Bicibur, Burgos, ITCL Camargo, City Council Bicity, Cartagena, City Council BiciCAS, Castellon, ITCL En bici aviles, Castrillon & Aviles, ITCL Catarroda, Catarroja, ITCL Ceuti-en-Bici, Ceuti Ciudad Real, Onroll Eco-bici, Cordoba Tubici, Cuenca, ITCL Cullerredo en bici, Cullerredo, ITCL Denia El Campello, Onroll Ferrol-en-bici, Ferrol Getxo Bizi, Getxo, ITCL Gijon Girona Granada, Onroll Granada (University), Onroll Ambicia't, Granollers Guadalajara, Onroll Jaen, Onroll Tubici, Jerez de la Frontera, ITCL BibiAmbiental, Las Palmas Enbici, Leganes, ITCL Leon Logrobibi, Logrono, ITCL Lorca ReBiciclate, Lugo, City Council Malaga, City Council Medina del Campo, City Council http://www.ayto-medinadelcampo.es/MedinaDelCampo/La%20Ciudad/Medina%20te%20presta%20la%20bici Biciudad Miranda, Miranda de Ebro, ITCL Montilla, Onroll Novelda, Onroll Roda limpo, Ourense, ITCS Paiporta, Onroll Palencia, Onroll nbici, Pamplona, Cemusa BiciPlas, Placensia, ITCS Ponferrada, ITCS PontenBici, Pontevreda Priego de Cordoba, Onroll BiciPuerto, Puerto Lumbreras Puertollano, Onroll Redondela San Andres del Rabanedo, ITCL San Javier, Onroll San Pedro del Pinatar, Onroll d-Bizi, San Sebastian-Donostia BiciSanVi, San Vicente del Raspeig, ITCL Sant Joan d'Alacant, Onroll Tusbic, Santander Combici, Santiago de Compostela Segovia, Onroll Sevici, Servilla, JC Decaux. ("Sevilla" + "bici[cleta]") A subscription-based service, that is, you apply for a membership card and give them a credit-card number. Along with the construction of a subway system and other measures, the bike program is an important part of Seville's efforts to solve the traffic problem.Soria Soria, Onroll Talavera de la Reina, Onroll Ambicia't, Terrassa, City Council Torrelavega Torrentbici, Torrent, ITCL Bicito, Totana, ITCL Ubeda, Onroll Valdebici, Valdepenas, ITCL Valladolid BiciVic, Vic, City Council Villanueva & Don Benito. Onroll Villaquilambre, Onroll Villarreal, Onroll Vinaros, Onroll Vitoria, City Council Zamora, ITCL BIZI, Zaragoza Mugi, Zumaia Sweden Gothenburg Orebro Stockholm City Bike, Stockholm, Clear Channel Bern, Nextbike Lausanne UK Blackpool, Hourbike Bristol, Hourbike Cambridge Cardiff, OY Bike Cheltenham, OY Bike Farnborough, OY Bike Inverness London, Bixi, 6600 bikes Reading (not centre), OY Bike Southampton Un. United States Boston, Bixi, 1000 bikes, with 85 kiosks (2011) Boulder, 200 bikes, 10 kiosks (2011) Boward County, B-Cycle, 200 bikes, with 11 kiosks Chicago, B-Cycle, 100 bikes, with 6 kiosks Chicago (university) Denver (B-Cycle), 500 bikes, with 40 kiosks Irvine Miami, Decobike, 1000 bikes, with 100 kiosks Minneapolis, Bixi, 1000 bikes, with 80 kiosks Nashville, 30 bikes, with 2 kiosks Pullman, WA, Bixi Salt Lake City San Antonio, B-Cycle, 140 bikes, with 14 kiosks San Francisco, 2700 bike (projected) Washington DC (Smartbike DC), Bixi, 1200 bikes, with 128 kiosks Bicycle Encouragement Homepage*
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