example & generation (1,2,3)
provider
type & characteristics
Transport Provider (quasigovernment)
DBRent’s Call a Bike (3), Montreal’s Bixi (3)
Government
Cambridge (1), Burgo’s Bicibur (3)
University
Amsterdam’s White Bikes (1), Portland’s Yellow Bikes (1), Copenhagen’s City Bikes (2)
Non-profit (e.g., Foundation or Advocacy Group)
- open user group, memberships - unattended stations - transit uses - timed uses
Public Bicycle Programs “bike-sharing”
U. of Virginia (1) U. of Portsmouth (3)
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Family Tree of Bicycle Programs
Rennes’ Vélo à la Carte (3), Paris’s Velib’ (3), Barcelona’s Bicing (3)
Advertising Company
Berlin’s nextbike (3)
For-profit
Bike Rental Programs
Aveiro’s BUGA (1)
Government
The Netherlands’ OVFiets (3)
Public-private partnership
- private provision for public - attended - recreational uses
Bicycle Programs
various (1), Tulsa’s “Tulsa Townies” (3)
Private sector
various (1), Humana’s Freewheelin (3)
Employer
various (1,3)
Residential
- closed user group - unattended stations - work/school trips, health uses
Private Bicycle Programs “bike fleets”