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EcoBici program starts in Mexico City
As had been announced since mid-2009, the public bicicicletas system managed by the company Clear Channel, began on February 15, the day February 16 page Registration and consultation: http://www.ecobici.df.gob.mx/ was enabled.
Government investment was 75 million pesos to the advertising company Clear Channel, promoter of this system in cities like Paris and Barcelona. In return, you authorize 150 spaces in six delegations to the placement of advertising clocks.
1.114 Clear Channel bought the bicycles which will start the program installed in the 85 Colonies cicloestaciones Racecourse, Racecourse Condesa Juárez, Cuauhtémoc and Roma Norte, as are the neighborhoods where you see more use of this type Transport and where, respecting "a little more" to the rider. You can see the map by clicking HERE .
the Clear Channel also developed software for system operation and placed a service center.
EcoBici service will be provided through the issuance of a "smart card" and pay the membership for annual registration ($ 300.00mxn) will be transferable and single.
costs
Now if you move or not most people. The price of the service, if price.
The service will be used through the acquisition of a "membership" to be renewed annually at a cost of $ 300.00 pesos
bikes may be used for a maximum of 30 minutes, going up to the minute 31 is automatically charged to your credit card the amount of $ 10.00
After hours of use will be charged $ 35 pesos per hr fraction, and after 2 hours will generate a penalty in the system, repeated disable the card. To accumulate three penalties, the system card will be canceled permanently.
If the bike is not back in 24 hours, will be automatically charged $ 5,000.00 usd, and not placed chistositos, as has happened with the bike stations in the same areas where you see pictures of voter all the "thieves" who have stolen bicycles.
now use up to 30 minutes does not mean that you can only use the bike 30 minutes a day, no no, let's say you take a bike when you leave your job, you get to the cicloestación near where you are eat, leave, eat, and when finished you can take another bike and return it to the nearest station cycle to work. The time to release a bike system between uses is 10 minutes, say what it takes to drink a coffee, or train you to give it to you in the Starbucks of Tlaxcala: P
Advantages: D Vs. Cons: (
Ok, the bike is an excellent means of transportation, with virtually no emissions (if the bike still produces them, wear rubber etc. Well, even walking does), can get some exercise (especially if you use it for lunch) and saves you gas, time and money by not paying parking.
But ... what are the advantages and disadvantages of this program, who benefits and who consigns or affected. Much
residents of the neighborhoods where the program is being implemented, have complained that took walkers out there, for example, in the streets of Durango and Mazatlan.
also have complained that the walkways are in disrepair, the boats to the poop of dogs are in a deplorable state (if they still are: S), no trash cans, benches, and recently there have been used as provisional trade areas, especially near the roundabout of decibels.
This hampers the movement of pedestrians and cyclists, as well as giving a bad image violating the area and use those spaces.
Another complaint that there is to be used in areas that people who live and work in the area used as an area to park their cars, ok, ok, the joke is to reduce car use ... but it is common knowledge that this area does not have enough, indeed, even with the minimum required parking, the valet parking, parking the cars of customers at the door of your house, and also violate regulations that the GDF has been acclaimed both perform. Of course, all this is related, because when you create a solution can also create another problem or increase the existing.
Inequality: Areli Carreon, Bicitekas director, said the implementation of this program gives priority to local residents rather than promote the use in areas of the city where cycling trips are more frequent or Xochimilco and Iztapalapa.
Although I think it's a valid argument, I think you can figure out why all settled in these colonies. We have seen that people do not care what you call it, also would be charged to make themselves "FREE" and consider it a mistake, because the people what it costs, I do not care.
addition to initiating a project, you must do it in an area where people have some awareness and environmental awareness.
Another important point, what about young people, or people who do not have a credit card? They have not to date options for these cases. GOOD POINTS
HAVE THAT?
many. Unlike cicloestaciones, which had been installed in various locations where bicycles are provided FREE 2 identifications leaving within 2 hours with EcoBici you leave the bike at any station near where you go, unlike the above that had to return to the same station where they had taken.
will be a very efficient way of getting around the colonies, besides saving time and money, and reduce the use of other motorized transport.
Develop environmental awareness (as long as they do something about it too) and facilitates the creation of a culture of respect for cyclists and pedestrians.
Reduce emissions from car use to travel short distances.
Reduce the use of public transport and easy to transport in areas where there are no public means of mobilization.
FUTURE
What awaits us with these projects. Well, as I've been mentioning in her blog, the idea of \u200b\u200ball these projects should be urban sustainability, to concentrate efforts on achieving a city where over 50% of people move using transport clean and sustainable transportation and environmental.
the end of this administration, it is planned that the Ciuad of Mexico increased the number of public bicycles, bicycle routes and generate initiatives to foster this type of transport. Already
currently RTP buses have bike racks, so you can use the bus for long distances and get your bike to move after using the bus.
is very important that initiatives that are generated are well evaluated, not only environmental issue, but from an overview of sustainability, ie, in a comprehensive way, and you can not give priority to certain areas or sectors of the population only.
