Community Bicycle Programs - Bicycle Sharing System, Bixi, List of Bicycle Sharing Systems, Velib', Villo!, Barclays Cycle Hire, Capital Bikeshare, (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 30. Chapters: Bicycle sharing system, Bixi, List of bicycle sharing systems, Velib', Villo , Barclays Cycle Hire, Capital Bikeshare, Dublinbikes, Bicing, Smoove, Copenhagen City Bikes, Stockholm City Bikes, Nice Ride Minnesota, Velo'v, Sevici, Nextbike, Velomagg', Velivert, Arcata Bike Library, Call a Bike, OYBike, SmartBike DC, Shweeb, Velopop', Oslo Bysykkel, B-cycle, Salt Lake City Bicycle Collective, Decobike, Bicycle Ambassador, BikeMi. Excerpt: Bicycle sharing systems (also known as: community bicycle programs, on-street bike rental, yellow bicycle programs, white bicycle programs, public bikes, or free bikes) are schemes in which numbers of bicycles are made available for shared use by individuals who do not own them. Publicly shared bicycles are a mobility service, mainly useful in urban environment for proximity travels. Proponents of public bike sharing argue that the concept can increase the usage of bicycles in an urban environment by removing some of its primary disadvantages to the individual rider, including loss from theft or vandalism, lack of parking or storage, and maintenance requirements. Bicycle sharing began as a private nongovernmental concept by various independent groups and organizations in an effort to increase utilization of nonpolluting transportation and/or to provide mobility for those unable to afford other means of transport. Since 1974, municipal governments and public agencies have also introduced publicly-owned bicycles for shared use as general transport as well as to facilitate intermodal transport schemes. Proponents also argue that public bicycle sharing can increase overall bicycle usage, potentially reducing greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution, while improving public health through exercise. Bicycle sharing schemes may arguably be considered an early manifestation of the...