Velib Bicycle Station #7006 - Paris, France - Bicycle Rentals on Waymarking.com

This is Bicycle Station #7006 of the Velib bike sharing system.

"Vélib’ is a large-scale public bicycle sharing system in Paris, France. Launched on 15 July 2007, the system encompasses around 14,000 bicycles and 1,230 bicycle stations, located across Paris and in some surrounding municipalities, with an average daily ridership of 85,811 in 2011. The name Vélib' is a portmanteau of the French words vélo (English: "bicycle") and liberté ("freedom").

Vélib’ is operated as a concession by the French advertising corporation JCDecaux. As of 2013, Vélib' is the world's third-largest bikesharing program by the number of bicycles in circulation, after the systems in the Chinese cities of Wuhan and Hangzhou. As of July 2013, Velib' has the highest market penetration with 1 bike per 97 inhabitants, followed by Vélo'v in Lyon with 1 bike per 121 residents, and Hangzou in China with 1 per 145. Since December 2011, Vélib’ has been complemented by Autolib', an electric car sharing scheme operating on similar principles."

--Wikipedia (visit link)

Address: Quai Voltaire Paris, France Fees: In order to use the system, users need to take out a subscription, which allows the subscriber an unlimited number of rentals. Subscriptions can be purchased at €1.70 per day, €8/week, €29/year (Vélib' Classique), or €39/year (Vélib' Passion). With a subscription, bike rental is free for the first half hour of every individual trip; an unlimited number of such free trips can be made per day. A trip that lasts longer than 30 minutes incurs a charge of €1 to €4 for each subsequent 30‑minute period. The increasing price scale is intended to keep the bikes in circulation. A Vélib' Passion subscription allows the user to have the first 45 minutes free on each trip, its price is reduced to €29 for users aged under 27, and to €19 for students receiving a scholarship. Hours of Operation: 24/7 Type of Bicycle rental: Bike sharing system Type of Bicycle sharing system (BSS): Membership Rentals or BSS website: [Web Link] Can tourists use the bicycles of BSS?: yes Other rentals available: Not listed

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