Bike Rio
Bike Rio is a public bicycle sharing system in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The system began operations in October 2011, and is sponsored by the municipal government of Rio de Janeiro in partnership with Banco Itaú, and operated by Serttel, a private concessionaire. The bike sharing system has 600 bicycles available at 60 rental stations located in 14 neighborhoods throughout the city. The rental stations are powered by solar panels.[1][2]
Gallery
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Bicycles are redistributed manually among stations to balance supply
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Docking station at Ipanema/General Osório Metro station
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Bike Rio pay panel
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Docking station in Avenida Atlântica, Copacabana
References
- ↑ Louise Peres (2011-10-28). Prefeitura lança "Bike Rio, novo sistema de aluguel de bicicletas da cidade" [Bike Rio, the city's new bike sharing system]. Veja Rio (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ↑ Louise Peres (2011-10-28). "Itaú patrocina programa de aluguel de bicicletas no Rio" [Itau sponsors bike sharing program in Rio]. Exame (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-11-11.
External links
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- Official website
- The Bike Share Planning Guide, Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), 2013.