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Vélib bicycle sharing program —
Paris, France
Vélib is a bike sharing program in Paris with an initial fleet of 10,600 bikes
distributed among 1,500 “stations”. It was launched in the summer of 2007,
installed and paid for by an outdoor advertising company in exchange for the use
of billboards around the city. Vélib was the idea of Mayor Bertrand Delanoë — a
long time advocate of reducing in-city car traffic. Users can buy a one-day card
for 1 euro, a weekly card for 5 euro or an annual subscription
to the service for 29 euros. The program has been successful, with 13,000 annual
subscriptions sold before the program had begun. Transit users can also
use their fare cards to rent bicycles. |
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Initially, Technical Advisory Groups (TAGs), comprised of municipal and provincial stakeholders, will identify the strengths, define the needs, and outline the gaps and challenges of the region’s transportation network. Metrolinx will then analyze local, national and international examples of how these gaps and challenges have been overcome, and determine if those examples may be applied to the Greater Toronto and Hamilton area.
The Technical Advisory Groups will make recommendations before the draft paper is presented to the Metrolinx Board for approval. These recommendations will address investment opportunities, programs and policies aimed at improving the performance of our system, new and/or revised legislation to improve system efficiency, and actions that we can take to implement the Regional Transportation Plan. Once approved by the Board, the papers will be released for public and stakeholder input.
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