Velib like bicycle rental kiosks are being constructed in Dublin

undo

high heels wrote: »

anyone have a map thats not on the db website?

http://www.dubsonwheels.com/ is the one I always use. Tells you the status of each station without having to click on it first.

monument

Details of the expansion and usage figures as of Friday April 18:

EDIT: And an Irish Times article on the same: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2010/0423/1224268952124.html

Dublin City Council’s Transportation and Traffic Strategic Policy Committee has voted to accept proposals to expand the capacity of the dublinbikes scheme.

This is in response to the massive demand and success of dublinbikes since its launch on 13th September 2009.

According to Jim Keogan, Executive Manager in Dublin City Council’s Planning and Economic Development Department “dublinbikes has attracted over 20,000 long term members and more than 10,000 short term members in only eight months. In that time dublinbikes members have made well over half a million bike journeys. 96 per cent of these journeys have been free as the average journey time of 16 minutes is well within the initial free first 30 minutes of any journey. This far exceeds anything we anticipated and hoped for in the first year of the scheme’s operation.”

The increased capacity will make more bikes available at peak morning, lunchtime and evening times. The proposal provides for the following:

100 extra bikes (increasing capacity from 450 to 550)
Approx 300 new bike stands (increasing capacity from 795 to 1,087)
4 new bike stations (40 to 44)
The value of this expansion is estimated at €6.6million which Dublin City Council could not possibly fund from its current resources. The Transportation and Traffic SPC has accepted proposals that fund the expansion through the provision of advertising at some new locations. Seven of these locations have been identified. Income from subscribers from the dublinbikes scheme over three years of €900,000 will also part-fund the expansion plans.

Ends



Notes to the Editor

New station locations

The proposed locations for the four new stations are:

Smithfield
Eccles Street
Harcourt Terrace
Charlemont Mall
Planning

The proposed new advertising locations are subject to Part VIII planning applications. The provision of the new bike stations will be constructed by means of exempted development, similar to the scheme’s existing 40 stations.

Latest statistics on dublinbikes (as at 18th April 2010)

Total subscriptions 31,232 (21,134 Long-Term [1-year], 10,098 Short-Term [3-day])
Total journeys 556,497
Busiest day to date 16th April 2010 (4,737 journeys)
Average number of times each bike is used per day: 9.9
Average number of Long-Term members per station: 528
Average number of Long-Term members per bike: 47
Average number of Long-Term members per bike stand: 26.5

Doctor Bob

More billboards. Great. :rolleyes:

mloc123

First of them that I have seen vandalized

WithCheesePlease

monument wrote: »

4 new bike stations (40 to 44)

Anyone know where the 4 new stations will be located?

Bluefoam

I thought they'd be putting in more than 4 new stations... they need to get stations to the train stations & beyond the canals.

BTW: A great free Android app for finding where bikes and slots are available is 'Veloid'

Caroline_ie

mloc123 wrote: »

First of them that I have seen vandalized

No - someone was just trying to fix their puncture i am sure.

gar32

http://dublinobserver.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/expmap-large.jpg

Any one know when this will happen & the station locations?