An interview with Jeremy Male, JCDecaux's CEO Northern Europe, talks about CityCycle (Cyclocity) public bike program. Listen in at about 27 minute mark in the first hour (6.15–7am)
Cyclocity It is a move which promises to reduce greenhouse gases, quash traffic congestion and make us fitter all in the one hit. The idea is to make thousands of low-cost rental bikes available across metropolitan areas which can be hired for less than two dollars an hour.
Sydney and Melbourne are reportedly considering the Cyclocity program which has already been successfully introduced to several European cities. Cyclocity is a subsidiary of the outdoors advertising giant JC Decaux. Jeremy Male is the company's CEO for Northern Europe.
An interview with Jeremy Male, JCDecaux's CEO Northern Europe, talks about CityCycle (Cyclocity) public bike program. Listen in at about 27 minute mark in the first hour (6.15-7am)
Cyclocity It is a move which promises to reduce greenhouse gases, quash traffic congestion and make us fitter all in the one hit. The idea is to make thousands of low-cost rental bikes available across metropolitan areas which can be hired for less than two dollars an hour.
Sydney and Melbourne are reportedly considering the Cyclocity program which has already been successfully introduced to several European cities. Cyclocity is a subsidiary of the outdoors advertising giant JC Decaux. Jeremy Male is the company's CEO for Northern Europe.
-- cfsmtb
Cool. I went along last night to a presentation by the architects for the Brisbane City Masterplan - lots of big pie/sky stuff like underground light rail. I'll send them this.
They seem to like bikes and treat cars as a necessary evil to be reduced - all good - but they sure don't know what cyclists like. They were coming up with ideas like a back lane network. I asked if they'd considered the roads? A little bit of car speed reduction and some connections we'd be happy as Larry. Who needs green paint and other assorted crud treatments? OK, it's good to tell the cars to get off a piece of road in key places, but whence the idea that we need a dedicated lane throughout?
"Donga" <[email hidden]> moved upon the face of the 'Net and spake thusly:
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Cool. I went along last night to a presentation by the architects for the Brisbane City Masterplan - lots of big pie/sky stuff
I was there too.
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They seem to like bikes and treat cars as a necessary evil to be reduced - all good - but they sure don't know what cyclists like. They were coming up with ideas like a back lane network. I asked if they'd considered the roads?
There are really two entirely differering sets of requirements here.
1: what do existing cyclists want from the roads (a bit more room, safer intersections)
2: what kind of infrastructure is needed to coax _non-cyclists_ out of their cars (some dedicated cross-cbd bike lanes, or at least wide shoulders), and better bikeway connectivity.
I think that opening up some of the clogged CBD laneways has some merit as a general urban renewal tactic---one particular lane shortcut saves me 5 minutes of parking on george st. Creating a whole cross-block network is a nutty idea (esp since most of the north-south lanes involve changes of level).
