[http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/2009/02/reports-of-velibs-demise-greatly.html]
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<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kbTo-M_pSuw/Sh_Dxpp63wI/AAAAAAAAAzg/eVN57DX0jDI/s1600-h/ws-velib-damage-small.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 116px; height: 102px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_kbTo-M_pSuw/Sh_Dxpp63wI/AAAAAAAAAzg/eVN57DX0jDI/s200/ws-velib-damage-small.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341202940847382274" /></a><br /><br />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. <br /><span class="fullpost"><br /><br />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". <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kbTo-M_pSuw/Sh_FlVrMHWI/AAAAAAAAAzo/R46lkYUMG3E/s1600-h/ws-velib-damage.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 302px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_kbTo-M_pSuw/Sh_FlVrMHWI/AAAAAAAAAzo/R46lkYUMG3E/s400/ws-velib-damage.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5341204928348822882" /></a><br />And then: "16,000 bikes vandalised, 8000 disappeared. Velib is yours. Protect it. <br /><br />For more examples, click to <a href="http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-264472">http://www.ireport.com/docs/DOC-264472</a><br /><br />* <span style="font-style:italic;">Editor's note:</span> Click <a href="http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/2009/02/reports-of-velibs-demise-greatly.html">here </a>to read report on "<a href="http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/2009/02/reports-of-velibs-demise-greatly.html">Reports of Vélib’s Demise Greatly Exaggerated</a>"<br /><br /></span>
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Posted By  The Editor  to  <a href="http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/2009/06/honk-battered-bicycles-in-paris.html">World Streets</a>  at  6/01/2009 06:51:00 AM