[sustran] Paris Vélib' report ready for review

[eric.britton]

My advanced draft for the Paris Vélib' project is now ready for review and
comment. Below you will see the TOC for the report which runs to some 52
pages. I think it is a fairly easy and I hope useful read. 

 

I will be pleased to send this on against  comments, so if that sounds good
to you get in touch with me privately and I'll send on a copy by return.

 

Best/Eric

 

 

Contents:

 

Letter of <>  invitation to Mayor and City Leaders. 3

Foreword <> . 5

1. <>      New Mobility in Paris: The politics of transport 7

1.1 <>      The Paris 2007 transport problematique in brief 8

1.2 <>      A short history of Old and New Mobility in Paris. 10

1.3 <>      Paris' new mobility toolbox: Building blocks for a sustainable
city. 12

1.3 <>      2007 political priorities - Overview. 14

1.5 <>      Screening criteria for selected Paris examples. 16

2. <>      The groundwork: City Bike projects 1968-2007. 18

2.1 <>      What's a "City Bike"?. 18

2.2 <>      How they work and what they do. 19

2.3 <>      A short history of City Bikes. 20

2.4 <>      Vélo'v: Lyons shows the way. 22

2.5 <>      Lessons learned. 23

2.6 <>      Local cycling environment checklist 24

3. <>      Paris's pioneering city bicycle project 25

3.1 <>      Paris 2007 Vélib' project in brief: 26

3.2 <>      How Velib'  works: 27

3.3 <>      What makes Velib' special?. 28

3.4 <>      Vélib' status report- as of October 2007. 29

3.5 <>      Vélib' Q&A - October 2007. 30

4. <>      Reflections, observations and some recommendations. 32

4.1 <>      Reflections. 32

4.2     Lessons from Vélib' 36

4.3     Recommendations. 40

4.5     The Reinvention Test: Criteria for selecting measures. 43

Acknowledgements: <>  44

Annexes <> . 45

A:  <>      Useful Vélib'/City Bike References (print and web) 45

B <>  :     Selected European City Bike Projects. 46

C: <>      Public bike providers and contacts. 47

C:  <>      Sources of information and expertise for your City Bike system..
48

D:     Vol. 2.The Greening of Transport in Paris: 50

E. <>      Vol. 4. City-Cycles Workbook - Table of contents. 51