Since 15 July 2007 here are some of the main use trends and developments for Vélib in Paris:

 

-          53 million rides

-          36.5 with long term (annual) passes

-          16.5 million daily or weekly tickets

-          The Vélib street terminals have issued close to 7 million tickets

-          Increased use in conjunction with rail/transit stations

-          Stations are being extended at key use points

-          Continuous monitoring and technical upgrading at level of bikes, stations, distribution, and software

-          Increased night maintenance and redistribution

-          The following credit cars are now accepted: Visa, MasterCard, Europay, American Express et JCB

-          Stations now offer full text instructions  in English, Spanish, German and Italian, as well as French (which we still occasionally use)

-          No bikes or parking slots at your station. Try clicking 4, then 5 on the terminal. It will show you the status of nearby stations for both bikes and parking slots. It also scrolls if you are really desperate.

-          iPhone on Vélib: http://www.apple.com/webapps/travel/velib_apocope.html

 

New communes in surrounding area

-          17 already have stations opened between April and June

-          136,556 trips in the new areas

-          Program has Vélib extensions to 30 communes in the surrounding area (many of them small cities in their own right)

 

For more, in French, click to http://velib.centraldoc.com/newsletter/

 

Bon vent

 

Eric Britton