Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Save The Velib bikes in Paris!!

"A popular bicycle rental scheme in Paris that has transformed travel in the city has run into problems just 18 months after its successful launch.

Over half the original fleet of 15,000 specially made bicycles have disappeared, presumed stolen."

"The company which runs the scheme, JCDecaux, says it can no longer afford to operate the city-wide network."

Read the article...

Is there a way we can save the bicycle rental scheme in Paris? What can JCDecaux do? What do you think?

2 comments:

  1. Later reports suggest that the company was making a noise so they could get more money for their contract. Don't know for sure, but the original story does seem to rely entirely on company sources.

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  2. ... that's an interesting development. I don't know if I should hope it is true or not. Either way its a shame.

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