The costs and advantages of self-service bicycles

Subject: The number of self-service bicycle offerings has increased since 2005. While their global annual cost represents €100m (£85m), there are many advantages to these self-service bicycle systems: benefits for the user, public transport decongestion and environmental advantages. This solution is increasingly used and has allowed the bicycle to be promoted, on a permanent basis, as a favoured means of transport among the French population.

Author: Commissariat général au développement durable (CGDD) – the Commissioner-General’s Office for Sustainable Development

Date: 6th May 2010

Type: Memorandum

Intended audience: General public

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