The public bicycle system increases the mobility of citizens in the area through more effective public transport. In terms of traffic congestion bike offers a quick and direct way to get to your destination. The public bicycle system has proven to be efficient in many European and other international urban centres. Damir Å irola from the association Bicycle held a presentation in CIVITAS ELAN FORUM on Wednesday, 7 July, 2010 on the public bicycle system and possibilities of its implementation in the city of Zagreb.
- At the presentation participants had the opportunity to learn more about the following characteristics of the Public bike system:
- self-service approach - an advanced technology allows access to the system without the intermediation of staff; it is fast, simple and secure
- fast and simple process of taking a bike - user registration within one minute with the use of modern technological solutions
- bike terminal - a user takes and returns a bicycle from one of the terminals
- system based on smart technology - application of smart card and registration when using a bicycle (at Zagreb Municipal Transit System -ZET tram and Croatian Railways - HŽ station )
- density of network - every 300-400 meters
- first 30 minutes FREE - encouraging the use of subscriptions on daily and weekly basis, which allows the first half hour of the service system for free Marina Koprivnjak from association ODRAZ - Sustainable Community Development led the discussion.
After the presentation a bicycle route through the city of Zagreb was organised. Bikes were placed in front of the CIVITAS ELAN FORUM to demonstrate the use of Public bicycle system.
Authors: Holding Graz Linien, Lidija Pavi?-Rogoši?
