Station dk'vélo N°11 - Dunkerque, France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member pmaupin
N 51° 02.839 E 002° 22.659
31U E 456374 N 5655271
[EN] Free bike parking for rent, Station Escale/Frac. [FR] Parking de vélo libre à la location, Station Escale/Frac.
Waymark Code: WM10FWX
Location: Hauts-de-France, France
Date Posted: 05/01/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member NCDaywalker
Views: 3

Self-service cycling is spreading more and more; after New York with the Citi Bike or Clermont-Ferrand with the C.Vélo, it is now Dunkirk's turn to launch its self-service bicycle service. The Dk'Velo is his name, took office on August 31, 2013 to delight cyclists Dunkirk.

Dunkirk is the third most populous city in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, and with the Dk'Velo, it becomes the third to adopt this latest trend of means of transport after Calais and Lille.

Presented last May, the 200 Dunkirk bicycles were put into service on Saturday, August 31st. The city is equipped for the occasion with many infrastructures which will undoubtedly delight the cyclists. For its launch, the service is based on a network of 20 stations, they should see their number increase to 31 to cover and make accessible the various neighborhoods of the city by November 2013 (Dunkerque Center, Rosendael, Malo-les -Bains, Petite-Synthe, Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Grande-Synthe and Coudekerque-Branche).

The VLS (Self Service Bike) is in the color of the city and is fully integrated into the urban transport network of the city by accompanying the Dk'Bus.

Sources : dk’vélo

Le vélo en libre-service se répand de plus en plus ; après New-York avec le Citi Bike ou encore Clermont-Ferrand avec le C.Vélo, c’est au tour de Dunkerque de lancer son service de vélo en libre-service. Le Dk’Vélo, c’est son nom, a pris ses fonctions le 31 août 2013 pour ravir les cyclistes dunkerquois.

Dunkerque est la troisième ville la plus peuplée de la région Nord-Pas-de-Calais, et avec le Dk’Vélo, elle devient la troisième à adopter cette dernière tendance de moyen de transport après Calais et Lille.

Présentés en mai dernier, les 200 vélos dunkerquois ont été mis en service le samedi 31 août. La ville s’est équipée pour l’occasion de nombreuses infrastructures qui raviront sans aucun doute les cyclistes. Pour son lancement, le service se base sur un maillage de 20 stations, celles-ci devraient voir leur nombre augmenter à 31 pour couvrir et rendre accessible les divers quartiers de la ville d’ici novembre 2013 (Dunkerque Centre, Rosendaël, Malo-les-Bains, Petite-Synthe, Saint-Pol-sur-Mer, Grande-Synthe et Coudekerque-Branche).

Le VLS (Vélo en Libre Service) est au couleur de la ville et s’intègre complétement dans le réseaux de transport urbain de l’agglomération en venant accompagner le Dk’Bus.

Sources : dk’vélo

Address:
Avenue des Bancs de Flandres, 59140 Dunkerque


Fees:
[EN] Subscription: 1 day: 1 €, 1 year: 10 € Rental rates: first half-hour: free, second half-hour: 1 €, additional hour: 2 € [FR] Abonnement:1 day: 1€, 1 year : 10€ Tarifs de location: première demi-heure: gratuit, deuxième demi-heure: 1€, heure supplémentaire: 2€


Hours of Operation:
[EN] The Service is accessible within the limit of bikes available 12 months out of 12, 7 days a week, 24 hours a day without interruption. [FR] Le Service est accessible dans la limite des vélos disponibles 12 mois sur 12, 7 jours sur 7, 24 heures sur 24 sans interruption.


Type of Bicycle rental: Bicycle rental

Rentals or BSS website: [Web Link]

Can tourists use the bicycles of BSS?: yes

Other rentals available: Not listed

Type of Bicycle sharing system (BSS): Not listed

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