Misc Description
Bike-sharing Bike sharing coming to Arlington, Virginia
Cemusa Bike Share YouTube video of sharing program
Centro in Italian site for bike sharing
Change Everything Vancity Bike Share information
Cycling London Rent bikes in London
Ecoplan The World City Bike Collaborative: 2008/9 - A New Mobility Partnership program to encourage and support sustainable transport in your city.
Homeport "Homeport is a simple idea that can revolutionize the way deliveries and collections are made in the business to business and business to consumer markets."
Gazelle BIke manufacturer (Dutch)
nabble.com Cyclists' journey planner
optimum 2 Assessment of bicycle rental systems
Time Out London Cyclist Survival Guide
Velo Mondial "Amsterdam:More cycle than car trips"
Yellow Bike Rental La Rochelle yellow bike scheme
   
Ambicia’t Description
Ambicia’t Main website (in Spanish)
circula en bici "Cent bicicletes en prèstec gratuït, per a potenciar el transport sostenible"
   
Beijing Bicycle Rental Services Description
Beijing 2008 "Beijing motorists find alternative transport in run-up to Olympics"
Beijing Review "Beijing to Increase Bike Rentals for Olympics"
bikeradar "50,000 rental bikes for 2008 Beijing Olympics"
fec.mofcom.gov.cn "High hopes for Beijing's bicycle rental scheme"
radio86 "Beijing to rent out 50,000 bicycles"
The Wall Street Journal "Beijing Transport: Car Rental v. Bicycle Rental?"
Treehugger "Bike rental scheme rolls out in Beijing"
   
Bicincittà Description
Bicincittà Main website
Bicincittà Brochure (pdf)
Roma'n Bike Italian blog about bikes
Spazio Comune Italian site
   
Bicing SmartBike Description
articlesbase "Bicing Blues Not Such a Smooth Ride For The Launch of Barcelonas Bike Sharing System"
autobloggreen Posting : Public bikes
Bike Sharing Blog Posting : Happy Birthday, Bicing
NationMaster.com Encyclopedia entry for Bicing
SmartBike Main website
The New York Times "European Support for Bicycles Promotes Sharing of the Wheels"
Treehugger Bicing, Barcelona's bike sharing scheme
Wikipedia SmartBike on Wikipedia
   
bikedispenser Description
bikedispenser Main website
Dexigner Bikedispenser from the Dutch company Springtime, is a fully automated bicycle rental station
engadget "The automatic Bike Dispenser -- like PEZ but good for you"
Springtime Product design in Amsterdam
   
Bycyklen Description
Bycyklen Main website (Denmark)
The Independent "48 Hours in Copenhagen"
Treehugger "City Bike in Copenhagen"
   
Call-A-Bike Description
blip.tv Video demonstration of hiring Call-A-Bike
Call-A-Bike Main website (in German)
Call-A-Bike Main website (English summary)
Hacked Gadgets An article on how the Call-A-Bike system was hacked
muenchen.de Call-A-Bike popular in Munich
Qype Call-A-Bike, Berlin
Wikipedia Call-A-Bike on Wikipedia
   
JCDecaux’s Cyclocity Vélib’ Description
BBC "Paris readies for Velib frenzy"
BBC "Bicycle Sharing Scheme for Bristol"
BBC News "Station unveils new rental bikes" article on OyBike
Daily Telegraph "Deaths threaten free Paris bike scheme"
Expatica Article "Free Bike Programme France"
greenjoe.com "Freedom bikes - Definitely NOT free - but worth it"
Guardian "OY! Get on your bike" article on OyBike
Sevici In English
Times Online "Parisians show their va va voom as city rolls out 'freedom' bike scheme"
Sevici In Spanish
Vélib’ Main website. Free Bike Programme in France
Yahoo News "Vandals don't spoil party as Paris bike scheme turns one"
   
OV-Fiets Description
e-atomium "Make sustainable energy use in transport a part of your core activity"
fietsersbond Dutch site
Matbase OV-fiets: a fast and easy rental bike
ns.nl Dutch transport
osmose "Your gateway to urban transport innovation"
OV-Fiets Main website (in Dutch)
   
OyBike Description
BBC News "Phones power bike rental scheme" article about OyBike
guardian.co.uk "Oy! Get On Your Bike"
OYBike OyBike main website. Everything you need to know about OyBike
This is Gloucestershire

Cheltenham Borough Council bike rental scheme run by OyBike

Treehugger OYBike – Rent It Via Your Mobile Phone
Wikipedia Oybike entry on Wikipedia.com
YouTube OYBike - How to use the OYBike System
   
Vinci Park Description
fete duvelo French Site
Okigo Rental services
Vinci Park Main website (French)
Vinci Park Main website (English)
Vinci Park Luxembourg  
   

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