Velib

Hot on the wheels of Paris' self-service bicycle program known as Velib', comes Autolib'.

News - latimes.com 2011

Moto Journal announced that the Parisian authorities concluded a contract with Kawasaki to supply hundreds of Z750 and Z1000 motorcycle around railway stations, metro stations and central points, coupled to a popular system currently used for bicycles, allowing people to "rent" a motorcycle (called Velib).

Bikes in the Fast Lane - Daily Motorcycle News 2009

The "Velib" program in Paris has been an enormous success with 20,000 bikes stationed around Paris and more to come.

London to add free bikes by 2010 2008

The "Velib" program in Paris has been an enormous success with 20,000 bikes stationed around Paris and more to come.

London to add free bikes by 2010 2008

If I feel like it, I can take a "Velib", a "free" bicycle, the yearly pass, a mere forty US bucks.

Vivian Norris de Montaigu: A $200 Dollar Barrel of Oil Probably Won't Affect Me That Much -- Why? I Live in Europe 2008

So Clemence and I decided to play it by ear - we grabbed some bikes from the 'Velib' station

TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com 2010

A vandalized "Velib," a public rental bicycle, in Bastille Square.

International Herald Tribune - World News, Analysis, and Global Opinions 2009

Similar to the "Velib" in Paris, it is a share program aimed at getting more people on bikes.

THE GLOSSY 2009

PARIS (Reuters) - The Paris city hall and local authorities in several surrounding districts on Thursday called for bids to run a self-service electric car hire scheme modeled on the "Velib" bike rental system.

Scientific American 2009

Services such as Velib and Smartbike have proven to be a popular and effective way to reduce our reliance upon cars, so we were excited to hear that Freewheelin will be bringing 1000 bikes to this year’s Democratic and Republican Conventions!

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