[sustran] [World Streets] Honk! Battered Bicycles in Paris

[The Editor]

[http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/2009/02/reports-of-velibs-demise-greatly.html]


Vélib, Paris's pioneering, city-transforming public bike project has
had its fair share (actually unfair share I would say) of vandalism and
theft, and while it does not threaten the integrity and viability of
the service, it is part of the landscape of public bikes and needs to
be understood and taken into account. There is, in fact, a great deal
that can be done to reduce the magnitude of these challenges , and
indeed steps are being taken here. That said, let's have a look at some
of the examples of damage, which have been collected for us by vigilant
Eyes on the Street Sentinel in Paris, Larry Langner.


And here you have a poster placed on one of the JCDecaux street signs
in Paris, warning that: "Breaking a bike is easy. It can't defend
itself".

And then: "16,000 bikes vandalised, 8000 disappeared. Velib is yours.
Protect it.

For more examples, click to http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-264472

* Editor's note: Click here to read report on "Reports of Vélib’s
Demise Greatly Exaggerated"



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Posted By The Editor to World Streets at 6/01/2009 06:51:00 AM
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