VéliVert' is a

bike sharing A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is a shared transport service where bicycles are available for shared use by individuals at low cost. The programmes themselves include bot ...

scheme in Saint-Étienne,

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Its metropolitan area ...

launched in June 2010, by STAS. This

community bicycle program A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is a shared transport service where bicycles are available for shared use by individuals at low cost. The programmes themselves include bot ...

comprises 400 long term renting bicycles and 300 short term renting bicycles.La Gazette des Communes
June 2010 «30 stations, with 280 vélos, in Saint-Etienne (20 stations, 200 vélivert), in Firminy, Rive de Gier and Saint-Chamond (3 or 4 stations with 24 to 32 vélivert). The construction works are minimal because the stands are light.» The bicycles are secured in 30 bicycle stations by a special fork, in easy to install bicycle stands with mechanical keys distributed by automatic dispensers, with or without Smart Credit Card terminals, phone and international Credit Cards are as well possible to retrieve immediately a client subscription number. The system is designed and assembled in France and accessible 24 hours per day, 7 days per week.

Smoove Smoove is a French company that designs, manufactures and markets products related to bike-sharing. The company produces lightweight bike stands that require virtually no civil engineering and no electricity. Bike stands The lock that is on ...

the firm engineering this solution, duplication of the

Vélopop' Vélopop' is a bike sharing scheme in Avignon, France, launched in July 2009, engineered by Smoove. This community bicycle program A bicycle-sharing system, bike share program, public bicycle scheme, or public bike share (PBS) scheme, is ...

and Valence, Drome: Libélo systems, with more gears (7 in hub gears) and 2 kg lighter. This system was chosen by Avignon and Valence.

Photos

File:Vélivert_diapason.jpg, A VéliVert secured in its stand. File:Vélivert_Gare_de_Châteaucreux.jpg, The "Gare de Châteaucreux" station in Saint-Étienne. File:Vélivert_Intermodalité_STAS.jpg, Intermodality between train, tramway, bus and VéliVert is eased by being operated all by STAS. File:Vélivert_Dorian.jpg, The Dorian station.

References

External links

Official site

VéliVert iPhone app
{{DEFAULTSORT:Velivert Community bicycle programs Saint-Étienne Transport in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Bicycle sharing in France