Public bicycle system blooms in Ningbo

Word came from Ningbo Passenger Service Bureau on November 18 that as the public bicycles are becoming popular among the citizens, Ningbo has completed the five-year target for public bicycle network construction over the past three years. By the end of October, Ningbo has built 1099 public bicycle spots with 31,000 parking spaces and 30,000 bicycles.

Ningbo started the public bicycle network construction on August 7, 2013. Then on September 22, the first 800 bicycles in 32 spots were put into operation. According to the planning, Ningbo will have built 30,000 parking spaces and arranged 30,000 bicycles for use by the end of 2017.

During the morning and afternoon rush hours, the public bicycles are used to prevent the congestion situations. It is said that the peak time for bicycle renting is between 7am to 9am, accounting for 22% of the total renting, and between 4pm to 7pm, accounting for 26% of the total.

So far, there are 73 docking spots for rail transit and public bicycle with 2420 spaces, which can meet the demand for public transport. In the three urban districts, 70% of the bus stops are connected with public bicycle spots. There are four spot and 165 spaces around the Ningbo Railway Station, realizing the direct transfer between railway, rail transit and bus. In addition, the public bicycle network covers all areas around the vegetable markets, large supermarkets, CBDs and half of the urban communities.

Statistics show that the citizens are fond of the network. As of now, the citizens have opened 433,000 renting cards. The total renting amount is nearly 60 million, with the highest daily renting amount being 150,000 and the lowest being 110,000.

As is reported, in 2016, Ningbo will build 200 public bicycle spots and put into use 5000 bicycles. During the 13th Five-year Plan period, a total of 10,000 bicycles will be put into use. The network spots will be expanded to all the entrance areas of the rail transit system and the neighborhood, especially to the Haishu District, Jiangdong District, and Jiangbei District. Spots will be established in such new developed areas as the west urban area, the west Yinzhou District, and the Yaojiang River New Town, benefiting the residents in such towns or streets as Cicheng Town, Gaoqiao Town, Jiangshan Town, Gulin Town and Shiqi Street.

LINK:	http://en.nbwh.gov.cn/art/2015/11/20/art_1325_76669.html...
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