You might be interested to know that Manchester City Council are planning a velib scheme if they are successful with their cycling demonstration town bid.
 
It is also included within the package of proposals that would come with congestion charging, if this happens.
 
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To: cyclomania@yahoogroups.com; cardiff.cycling@...
From: roy.spilsbury@...
Date: Tue, 27 May 2008 22:26:49 +0100
Subject: [cyclomania] PARIS VELIBE

 

 

News snippet from www.cyclingnorthwales.co.uk 

 

Chester..............Cardiff ?????  Now that really would be something to write about

 

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Roy

CTC Cymru

 

 

 

Le magnifique Velibe of Paris: "...We even cycled insouciantly across the Place de la Concorde, an activity which used to provide one of Europe's great life-or-death adrenaline rushes, like running with the Pamplona bulls. But with Velib users everywhere, Parisian motorists appear to have calmed right down..." Read Viner's report in THE INDEPENDENT.

And here's how it's done http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n2kvjs6T_bM&NR=1   (200508)

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