“Velobike”: how bikesharing in the capital will change this year

“Velobike”: how bikesharing in the capital will change this year

On April 29, 2017, the official opening of the bicycle season will take place in Moscow.

Already tomorrow, April 29, Velobike company opens a new, 5th in number, bicycle rental season in the capital. From 8 a.m. 350 bicycle rental stations will start working at the same time.

For its users “Velobike” company organizes a morning event dedicated to the opening of the season. There, bike enthusiasts will be able to get to know each other and spend time outdoors. Moreover, they will have the opportunity to test bikes and get a gift for it. In order to become a participant of the event and receive an invitation with its details, you need to send an email to [email protected] with your login at velobike.ru.

In 2017, the bicycle rental…

Increased the number of stations. Now there will be 380 of them in Moscow. New stations will appear in the Western, Northern, Eastern, South-Eastern and South-Western districts of the capital. It is expected that by the season-2019 the number of stations will increase by another hundred.

Added 500 new bicycles. According to Velobike, this is not the limit. Such an expansion of the rental network will occur annually.

Became safer. If previously the main threat to cyclists were car owners, now this problem is trying to actively address. New street schemes now include a certain width, which is necessary to place bicycle lanes there.

It remains accessible to everyone. In order to use the services of bicycle rental, you just need to register on the site velobike.ru. And it can be done both in the browser and through a mobile application. It is also possible to register through the terminal directly at the rental station.

Still favorable. Rental users will have access to three types of bicycles: for a day, for a month and for the season costing 150, 600 and 1200 rubles respectively. The price of each tariff includes an unlimited number of trips not exceeding 30 minutes. Otherwise, the user will have to pay a set rental fee.