BikeMi

BikeMi
BikeMi
Overview
Locale	Milan, Italy
Transit type	Bicycle sharing system
Number of stations	325
Daily ridership	15,890 (2013 average)
Operation
Began operation	3 December 2008
Operator(s)	Clear Channel; ATM
Number of vehicles	5,430

BikeMi is a public bicycle sharing system in Milan, Italy. It was launched on 8 December 2008 and is contracted to and operated by Clear Channel on the basis of its SmartBike system.^[3] The scheme encompasses 4,650 bicycles (including 1,000 electric bicycles and bikes for children)^[2] and 325 stations.^[1]

Service

The service is active every day from 7 a.m. to midnight and had a daily ridership of about 15,890 in 2013.^[2] The operating hours are sometimes extended for special events.

Rates

The system is based on 1-day, 1-week or 1-year subscriptions, which allows users to rent a bike. Rentals are free for the first 30 minutes (3 for electric bikes). After that time, in order not to pay more, the bike has to be returned in a station. However, unlimited number of rentals are allowed in a day. The scheme is similar to the Vélib' one. As of November 2015 there are 43,213 users with an annual subscription.^[4]

Prices range from €4.50 for a 1-day subscription to €36 for the annual one. An additional rental fee is charged, which varies depending on whether a pedal-powered or electric bike is used.^[5]

Electric bikes are free for the first 3 minutes. A €0.25 per half hour fee is then charged. This fee doubles every half hour, until 2 hours, where a fixed fee of €4.00 per hour is paid.^[5]

Pedal powered bikes are free for the first 30 minutes. A €0.50 per half hour fee is then charged rentals not exceeding 2 hours. After this, the rate rises to €2.00 per hour.^[5]

Notes and references

^ ^a ^b ^c "Chi siamo" [Who We Are]. bikemi.com (in Italian). Clear Channel. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Carra, Ilaria (10 March 2014). "Bici elettriche e postazioni nelle periferie: il bike sharing punta a 50mila abbonati" [Electric bikes and stations in the suburbs: bike sharing aims at 50 thousand subscribers]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
^ "Clear Channel Jolly launches BikeMi". smartbike.com. Clear Channel Outdoor. 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
^ "BikeMi, superati i 43mila abbonati" [BikeMi, over 43 thousand subscribers]. Il Giorno Milano (in Italian). Quotidiano.net. 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Come funziona" [How it works]. bikemi.com (in Italian). Clear Channel. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.