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The Planetizen News Brief - 11/5/09

4:17 minutes (3.93 MB)

Cities assessing the health impacts of planning, driving-to-qualify for health insurance, and the bike-sharing troubles plaguing Paris -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing weekly on "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

5 November 2009 - 5:00am

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First Bikes, Now Paris Wants to Share Cars

Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe has announced a plan to initiate a citywide car-sharing system, building on the success of the city's popular bike sharing program.

13 August 2009 - 9:00am

Der Spiegel

San Francisco's Bike Sharing Program Slow to Get Rolling

Environmental review processes and logistical issues are delaying the creation of a bike sharing program in San Francisco, announced in February by Mayor Gavin Newsom. Set to start with 50 bikes, some have criticized the program for aiming too low.

30 April 2009 - 2:00pm

The Contra Costa Times

Bike Sharing, C'est Bien en Paris

Jay Walljasper writes that bike-sharing programs are transforming life in European cities from Oslo to Rome, Barcelona to Vienna, and giving visitors a great new way to sightsee.

7 March 2009 - 11:00am

NWA Traveler

Vélib Not Going Anywhere

A BBC story on Paris's groundbreaking bike-share system greatly exaggerates the threat posed by theft and vandalism.

13 February 2009 - 7:00am

Streetsblog

The Planetizen News Brief - 2/13/09

4:35 minutes (4.2 MB)

Another mall bites the dust, advertisers struggle to afford Paris' bike sharing system, and Las Vegas gambles on downtown -- all on this week's Planetizen News Brief, airing every week on the nationally-syndicated radio program "Smart City". Read, listen or download.

13 February 2009 - 5:00am

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Paris Bike System Plagued By Theft and Vandalism

Theft and vandalism have crippled the citywide bike rental system in Paris, leaving operator JCDecaux uncertain of the increasingly expensive program's future.

10 February 2009 - 11:00am

BBC

Why San Francisco's Bike Sharing Plan Won't Work

This piece from Streetsblog San Francisco looks at the city's recently announced plans for a bike sharing program and why the 50-bike pilot is likely to fail.

7 February 2009 - 11:00am

Streetsblog San Francisco

Bikes in the World Today

This three-part series from the BBC looks at bicycles in the modern world -- from Paris to Uganda to India.

3 February 2009 - 5:00am

BBC

Bike-Sharing Comes to D.C.

Based on Paris' Velib bike-share program, private sponsorship will support SmartBike in Washington, DC. For a $40 annual membership fee, SmartBike users can check out three-speed bicycles for three hours at a time.

29 April 2008 - 2:00pm

The New York Times