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引述 :『Cemusa unveils proposed San Francisco Bicycle Sharing Program 』

引述 :『Small-scale programs have been tried in North America before, often consisting of bikes left unlocked for the general public to use for free. Invariably, bikes were stolen and not replaced. It would seem to be technology that makes the difference between a sustainable system and one where the bikes disappear. The card systems identify who is using the bikes, and the users are responsible for returning them.』

引述 :『And sources tell me that Chicago has already put out a request for proposals for a JCDecaux-type system.

So it sounds like San Francisco, Chicago, and Portland are all trying to make this happen. Who will be first? The race is on!

Of course forward-thinking European cities have already beaten us to it. Bike-sharing systems already exist in Paris, Vienna, Brussels, Amsterdam, Cordoba, Spain, and others.』

引述 :『Bike-shares are exploding in Europe: 10,000 bikes in Paris, 1,500 in Barcelona, 2,000 and an additional 3,000 to come in Copenhagen. Check out our collection of bike-share pictures from all over the world, submitted to the NY Bike-Share Project by the people who ride.』

引述 :『美國向歐洲已實行十年的自行車共用系統取經，首都華盛頓特區下個月將成為第一個落實這個點子的北美城市。

為「特區聰明自行車」(SmartBike DC)而設、停放單車的銀色車架，從數周前開始出現在華盛頓市區的許多交叉路口。特區運輸局塞巴斯欽(Jim Sebastian)表示，這些車架到5月中旬將會停滿120輛紅色三段變速自行車，讓民眾在全市騎著到處跑。他說：「這將幫助我們減少交通堵塞和污染，」以及停車問題。該計畫採會員制，一年會費40元，在市內各處的電腦化車架刷會員卡取車，系統會指定一輛鎖在不同號碼車架上的自行車，燈亮時騎乘者就可取車。每次最多使用三小時，可在任何SmartBike站還車。該系統營運時間從上午6時到晚上10時，全年無休。[來源] 聯合新聞網』

引述 :『A surge in public bicycle rental programs is giving cycling a shot in the arm in a growing number of cities around the world. Copenhagen, Berlin, and other municipalities in Europe have offered public bikes for several years, but Paris took the concept to a new level last year when it made 20,000 bikes available in its inaugural effort. Some 100,000 Parisians are now subscribers.』