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 Stories About: bikes AND France AND public transportation
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Velib' liberates Paris
A Parisian tries out the city's new rent-a-bike program |
Jon Rynn |
05 Oct 2007 |
Gristmill |
| The following is a guest essay from my sister, Margie Rynn, who has lived in Paris for seven years. ----- It took me awhile to be willing to try Velib', the new rent-a-bike program now available all over the streets of Paris.I love the idea: anyone can pick up a bike at any metro station or anywhere there's a 'borne' (stand) of bikes, ride around for half an hour, and then leave it at any Velib' stand. That first half hour is free, and not only that, the bikes themsel ... |
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| Topics: bikes, France, placemaking, public transportation (all these topics) |
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Yellow Jersey Optional
City of Paris to begin bike-sharing program |
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15 Jun 2007 |
Daily Grist |
| Yellow Jersey Optional City of Paris to begin bike-sharing program Ah, Paris. The sex tape! The jail time! Wait, wait ... wrong Paris. Ahem. The croissants! The berets! The phallic tower! And now: the free bikes! By mid-July, 10,648 bicycles will show up in 750 stations across The City of Love, allowing riders to pick them up and drop them off at a different destination. By 2008, the city hopes to provide nearly twice ... |
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| Topics: bikes, France, public transportation (all these topics) |
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