Fwd: [WorldCityBike] Public Bikes in Rio
Pradeep B V
From: Ze Lobo <zel...@ta.org.br>
Date: Wed, Dec 17, 2008 at 12:16 PM
Subject: [WorldCityBike] Public Bikes in Rio
To: WorldC...@yahoogroups.com, LotsLe...@yahoogroups.com
Dear Eric and Paul,
After the information I sent you a few months ago, here goes the latest news about Rio's Public Bikes System
The system is already working. It begans on december 4th, now it is 3 station with 30 bikes just in Copacabana, by the end of this month / year it's going to be 8 stations with 80 bikes all of them in Copacabana. each month the system will grow to a mearby neighbourhood until 15 months, 8 neighbourhoods, 50 stations and 500 bikes.
Decenber is like a test drive month. Only 230 choseen people will get a free pass to test and report. In January it is going to be open to general public.
It is very easy to use, just register at http://www.mobilicidade.com.br/ choose the paying mode and ready to use. At the station you have to call a callcenter, type your password, station number and bike number wait for the green light and that's it. To give it back , just park it at the staion and wait for the blinking green light.
Fee is going to be 10 reais a week, 30 a month and 350 for one year at a rate around 2.5 reais/dollar or 3.1 reais/euro. The first 30 minutes riding are free.
You can see some news and videos in portuguese here:
and some photos here:
with subtitles in portuguese and english.
Some bike routes are going to be build to suport the system like in Buens Aires.
Here you can see the plan for Tijuca neighbourhood.
If you have any questions , please let me know.
I atached some other photos you can use it as you want, ingluding the webalbum photos.
Best regards
Zé Lobo
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