Bologna, 30 April 2024 – Big news in the field of bike sharing in Bologna, in these early months of 2024. The city service, managed by the single operator Let’s laughreached a total of in the period between January and March 567,356 ridesfor an increase in 37% compared to the previous year. Also noteworthy is the growth in the 43% in rentals he was born in 26% in distances travelled. A further solution to achieve one mobility increasingly sustainablethanks to a service destined to improve over time.
The expected news
Sector of bike sharing in great development in first quarter of the 2024 in Bologna, thanks to the service offered bysole operator Ridemovi. Precisely due to this increase in users recorded in the last period, Let’s laugh is preparing to grow the service even further with interventions ad hoc.
In fact, the introduction of new means of transport: we are talking about 400 new e-bikes And 150 muscle bikeswhich will lead to a total number of 3,000 e-bikes And 650 bicycles muscles scattered throughout the city area.
New ones are also expected concessions and proposals subscription. The main innovation concerns i season ticket holders to public transport, which from the end of May can use the for free sharing service throughout 2024. A new subscription is also introduced: 30 EUR For 30 runs Of 15 minutes eachexperimentable for a period of three months at the end of which the user can evaluate whether continue or less.
Great news for the too companies: thanks to a I notify which will be published soon, i mobility manager they can buy pass packages to be allocated to employees. The promotion, however, is only granted to companies that join the project Bike to Work 2024financed by Emilia Romagna region in favor of the municipality of Bologna through an amount worth 259,574 euros. They are under consideration, however, possible promotions for students over 16 in view of theschool year 2024-2025.
Finally, the last change is inherent to the service maintenance and of repositioning from the muscle bikes. The intention, in fact, is to reduce the percentage of means that cannot be used because they are still in repair phase, which currently stands at around 18%.
Tariff adjustment
According to what is reported on contract stipulated between municipality of Bologna and Ridemoviwhich involves the adaptation of rates at 75% of the inflation index Foi with reference to the month of May, a average increase of rates of approximately 9%.
The rates for them e-bikes they will suffer following variations:
- from 1.82 euros per 1.99 euros every 30 minutes for those who park within the reserved area;
- from 2.32 euros per 2.49 euros every 30 minutes for those who park outside the reserved area.
