[sustran] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Five Years of Velib -- How Cycling Became Chic in Paris !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Sujit Patwardhan]

25 June 2012





06/25/2012

Five Years of VelibHow Cycling Became Chic in Paris

By Stefan Simons <stefan_simons at spiegel.de> in Paris


*Once upon a time, only a small number of Parisians rode bikes, but the
French capital city's Velib bike rental system has shaken up the way locals
move from Point A to Point B. Five years after their debut, cycling has
become cool in Paris -- and there are fewer cars clogging up the city
center.*
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*Read the full article here: *
http://www.spiegel.de/international/europe/paris-bike-hire-scheme-is-five-years-old-a-840775.html


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