tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post7884589700055992070..comments2024-01-19T11:05:43.355-05:00Comments on Polly-Vous Francais?: Velib Hits the 'BurbsPolly-Vous Francaishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-66676755069872742342009-02-12T10:02:00.000-05:002009-02-12T10:02:00.000-05:00Here's an article saying that the program may be u...Here's an article saying that the program may be unsustainable due to massive thefts -- it seems that half the bicycles are now gone:<BR/><BR/>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7881079.stm<BR/><BR/>Ooof.Brenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391225482937602238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-70102668805238412832009-01-16T01:41:00.000-05:002009-01-16T01:41:00.000-05:00PBS did a special that had a bit on Velib. It shed...PBS did a special that had a bit on Velib. It sheds some more light on the antecedents and careful thought that went into the project. They really tried to size it such that it had a good chance of success:<BR/><BR/>http://www.pbs.org/e2/episodes/308_paris_velo_liberte_excerpt.htmlBrenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16391225482937602238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-22158192797482333332009-01-15T14:42:00.000-05:002009-01-15T14:42:00.000-05:00Starman -- I wasn't aware of it in Marseille. Mak...Starman -- I wasn't aware of it in Marseille. Makes sense: the weather's warmer!<BR/><BR/>I knew some American cities already had similar programs (some free, even!).Polly-Vous Francaishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667479743723002691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-44580595405066184622009-01-15T14:35:00.000-05:002009-01-15T14:35:00.000-05:00Are you aware that the velib program started in Ma...Are you aware that the velib program started in Marseille many years before either Lyon (ahead of Paris by several years) or Paris?Starmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12386841450183061541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28165993.post-2989206267742081612009-01-15T12:42:00.000-05:002009-01-15T12:42:00.000-05:00Great news! It makes it so much easier to explore ...Great news! It makes it so much easier to explore outside the city when you have a bike at your disposal, for example the ones in Vincennes. The more VĂ©libs the better.jonniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13150057815462332248noreply@blogger.com