This came to the cycle-planning email list. There has been a reply by a
consultant who did some work for Transport for London, I think - but
just in case anybody knows of other work ...
>>> On 01 September 2008 at 19:17, in message
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"Guthrie, Neil" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Hi all,
Does anyone know of any academic research carried out into the impact of
the Velib scheme in Paris?
I've found a few interesting facts and figures but only from Wikipedia
and newspaper articles. Would be handy to have something a bit more
robust.
Here are a few of those facts and figures (in case you're interested!).
*There are 20,600 bikes, 1,450 stations
*Around 3,000 bikes have been stolen and 1,500 are repaired every
day
*Car traffic dropped 5% after the scheme was introduced
*Average of 120,000 trips a day; 27 million in the first year
*There have been three fatalities (all involving bus and 'truck'
collisions). A safety campaign is to be launched this month.
*Since early 2007, cycling accidents have increased 7% but cycle
use has gone up by 27%
*29% of Parisien cyclists 'respect red lights'
*Financed (and bikes maintained) by JC Decaux (PR/advertising
company) who receive advertising space in return (expect to break even
in the third year of its 10 year contract).
*Parisien cycle network has increased from 9km in 1995 to 371km
in 2006. Network comprises; bike paths (I think this means cycle lanes),
contraflows, bus lanes open to traffic, dedicated bike paths, and
'miscellaneous'.
Any academic references would be much appreciated.
Thanks.
Neil
Neil Guthrie
Transport Planning
Atkins Highways & Transportation
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