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LYON (Reuters) – Paris crying and Lyon laughing: at a time when Vélib 'and Autolib' systems are down in the capital, their Lyonnais equivalents continue their development and show a good health with the former Parisian operators.
The Vélo'V self-service bicycle rental system, set up in 2005 by JCDecaux in Lyon, a pioneering city in this field, was to change the entire 4,000 bicycles in its park from Tuesday to Wednesday for New generation vehicles, lighter and full of electronics.
"The handlebars and housing incorporate a contactless card reader that allows you to release the bike without going to the terminal," says Pascal Chopin, regional director of JCDecaux , who lost the public service delegation of Velib 'de Paris.
The replacement of JCDecaux by the Smovengo company was accompanied by a crisis of soft mobility in the capital, where bicycle stations are still deserted.
"The new bikes also have an anti-derailment system , puncture-resistant tires, a smartphone holder or a system to respect the ideal distance of safety, "adds Pascal Chopin.
The roll-out of this new service will also be accompanied by the opening of 80 additional stations in 21 municipalities of the Métropole Lyonnaise and the provision of a thousand electric bikes. "In 2020, 50% of the park will be electric," said David Kimelfeld, president of the Metropolis of Lyon who succeeded Gérard Collomb.
The elected officials of Lyon, who opted last autumn for the continuation of the service with the historical operator, negotiated the modernization and the redeployment of the network in exchange for the rights of publicity on the bus shelters and the billboards.
Since 2010, global bicycle traffic has grown by 15% per year in the Lyon area and Vélo'V has 72,000 subscribers.
"We have 800 km of bike paths today with the aim of arriving to 1,000 km by 2020 ", promises David Kimelfeld.
Gérard Claisse, vice-president of the Métropole Lyonnaise, who led the negotiations with JCDecaux, ensures that the new service will not cost the community anything.
The Bluely car-sharing system, set up and operated since 2013 in Lyon, was entrusted to the Bolloré group, which lost the Autolib 'contract in Paris in a tense atmosphere.
fleet of 300 electric vehicles distributed in 101 stations in the agglomeration and at the Saint-Exupéry airport, but also 504 charging stations. The system, which does not cost anything to the community, seduces more and more Lyon. There are 11,800 subscribers, a figure in constant progression.
(Catherine Lagrange, edited by Yves Clarisse)
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