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Bike Share Programs

Bike Share / Hire Programs

There are various bike hire schemes being developed around the world as sustainable transport options that compliment public transport and walking throughout urban areas.  Here are a series of films that show how the various schemes have been adopted by various cities.

Hangzhou Public Bicycle: Understanding Early Adoption and Behavioral Response to Bikesharing (China)

01st Feb 2012

This research report was published in the journal Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board in December 2011. As of March 2011, Hangzhou Public Bicycle operated 60,600 bicycles with 2,416 fixed stations in eight core districts. The authors found that bikesharing was capturing modal share from bus transit, walking, autos, and taxis. Approximately 30% of members had incorporated bike-sharing into their most common commute.