Tuesday, 7 June 2011

Hire Cycles

One bike share programme is being hailed a success, while another a failure. But the statistics would suggest the opposite.

Just lifting this data off each of the two scheme's webiste:

BrisbaneToronto
Subscribers47001700
Stations10075
Bikes2,0001,000
Trips40,00010,000
Subscription/yr$60$95
Population2,013,0005,113,000

* Toronto and Brisbane both share mandatory helmet laws

Despite all the bad publicity, Brisbane's Citycycle is doing pretty well when compared to other new cycle hire schemes. Commercial success is not likely to be either City's core objective here. So keep with the faith. Cycling is the superior transport model in the congested inner urban landscape.

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