1. Public bicycle systems Péter Dalos COWI Hungary Consulting and Planning Ltd.

5. The public bicycle system is not a bicycle rental! Bicycle rental (mainly for tourists) Public bicycle system (mainly for residents) Registration e ach time on site o nce on site or preliminary Access ID as a deposit customer card, bankcard or (mobile) phone application Bicycle design commercial special, unique look Time of usage 1 hr –several days few minutes – few hours Opening times Limited 24h/7 days Network character no yes Place of return same as the place of pickup anywhere within the network (collection point/docking station) One-way trip possible no yes Staff needed for pickup, return and maintenance for repair, maintenance and distribution Target market mainly tourists mainly residents (for everyday use) Financing user small portion by user, parking fees, road toll, advertising revenues

7. Motivation to use PBS

8. System elements – service area

9. System elements - registration, IT background

10. System elements - user identification, system access

11. System elements - redistribution, repair and maintenance

12. System elements - collection points (docking stations), bicycles

18. Questions Thank you for your attention. Péter Dalos [email_address]

19. Resources 1. Photo: communities.canada.com 4. Photos: metrobike.net , Alkarex 5. COWI Hungary: Feasibility of implementing a public bicycle system in Budapest , wikipedia.org 7. Hermann Gelissen: OV-fiets: the solution of traveling by bike and train 8. Photos: criticalmass.hu 9. Photos: velib.paris.fr , callabike-interaktiv.de , bicing.com 10. Photos: Péter Dalos, metrobike.net , velib.paris.fr 11. Photos: Marc Belzunces, velib.paris.fr 12. Photos: bixi.com , Péter Dalos 13. COWI Hungary: Feasibility of implementing a public bicycle system in Budapest 14. COWI Hungary: Feasibility of implementing a public bicycle system in Budapest 15. COWI Hungary: Feasibility of implementing a public bicycle system in Budapest