Dublinbikes

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Dublinbikes (styled "dublinbikes") is a public bicycle rental scheme which has operated in the city of Dublin since 2009. At its launch, the scheme, which is sponsored by JCDecaux, used 450 French-made[3] unisex bicycles with 40 stations.[4] By 2011, this had expanded to 550 bicycles and 44 stations, and in 2013 it was announced that a major expansion of the scheme would add a further 950 bikes and another 58 hire points.[5] Dublin was the 17th city to implement such a scheme,[4][6] and it was considered one of the most successful bike-sharing schemes in the world;[7] however, progress later stalled, with only 2 of 14 phases being rolled out.

Dublinbikes
Overview
LocaleDublin, Ireland
Transit typeBicycle sharing system
Number of stations115[1]
Daily ridership42,000 annual subscribers[2]
Websitewww.dublinbikes.ie
Operation
Began operation2009
Operator(s)JCDecaux

As of 2016 the scheme lost €376,000 a year, leading to further expansion of Dublin Bikes being put on hold.[8][9]

History

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A Dublinbikes docking station
 
A Dublinbikes kiosk

The scheme was announced by Dubin City Council in 2006 when JCDecaux received 72 free advertising spaces around Dublin in a 15-year deal in return for the advertising company's funding of the project.[3] Critics argued that the deal was an expensive one when compared to Copenhagen where companies pay to have their logos attached to the bicycle.[10] 450 bicycle stands were installed in groups of ten and twenty in forty locations around Dublin from June 2009.[3] The scheme was opposed by An Taisce who said it was "misuse of legislation by a local authority to facilitate a private development".[11]

The Dublinbikes scheme was launched on 13 September 2009, with around 150 ordinary cyclists embarking on their first ride behind John Tierney, Dublin City Manager, and Andrew Montague, a councillor who was representing the Lord Mayor of Dublin on the journey.[4]

It was announced on 18 June 2014 that Coca-Cola Zero would become a commercial partner with Dublinbikes for three years. Starting at the end of June 2014, the brand was renamed Coca-Cola Zero Dublinbikes and the Coca-Cola Zero brand was added to each individual bike in return for investment in the scheme.[12]

On 20 July 2017, Just Eat took over as the commercial partner for the next three years.[13] Just Eat invested €2.25 million in the scheme over the three-year period. This is a 15% increase on the Coca-Cola Zero investment in order to help the profitability and expansion of the service.[14] The brand was therefore renamed Just Eat dublinbikes and all 1,500 bikes had the new branding applied to them by August 2017. As part of the announcement, it was confirmed that an additional 15 stations would open in the city (predominantly around Grangegorman) and 100 bikes would be added to the network.[15]

On 9 December 2020, Dublin City Council and JCDecaux announced that Now TV would become the next sponsor of Dublinbikes, in a deal worth €2.25 million over three years. The Now TV partnership comes with the release of a new app that will allow users to release a bike from their smartphone.[16]

Progress

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The scheme proved to be a great success, much exceeding predictions. Approximately 1,000 people used the bicycles in the first six hours, with a further thousand people having subscribed to use them.[4] Some 11,000 people applied in the first fortnight and Dublin City Council's supply of subscriber cards was reduced to zero, with the Council having initially targeted a 5,000-person uptake in the first year.[17] More than 25,000 people had applied to take part in the scheme by March 2010.[18] Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley said after the launch this level of uptake indicated the new "mainstream" approach to cycling in Ireland.[6]

In the first ten months of the scheme, it was reported that there were over 37,000 users, over 828,000 journeys, no accidents, no vandalism, and only one bike missing (which was recovered).[19]

On 10 May 2010 (post-launch), city councillors in Dublin voted for more advertising hoardings to be used to help with payments, with more than 30,000 people having subscribed (1,500 was the predicted number of subscribers for this stage of the project).[20] On 14 August 2010, it was announced that the scheme had reached its one millionth trip.[21] By May 2011, two million journeys had been made and the scheme had expanded to 550 bicycles and 44 stations.[22] In 2013 it was announced that a major expansion of the scheme would add a further 950 bikes and another 58 hire points.[5]

Subscribers
Date Long term Total journeys (cumulative)
18 April 2010[23] 21,134 556,497
May 2011[24] 33,643 2,003,105
20 April 2012[25] 3,500,000
12 January 2013[26] 4,674,277
27 November 2013[27] 36,636 6,037,199
13 September 2014[28] 46,695 7,951,866
30 April 2015[29] 54,808 10,568,398
16 May 2016[30] 60,187 14,705,855
20 July 2017[31] 66,883 19,811,383
21 March 2018[32] 67,890 22,417,162

Cost to users

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To use the system, users need to take out a subscription, which allows the subscriber an unlimited number of rentals. Subscriptions can get a Long Term Hire Card costing €35,[33] or a 3-day ticket costing €5. Users also authorise Dublin Bikes to charge €150 from their credit card if the bike is not returned.[4] The first half-hour of every journey is free, after that a service charge applies. See below for pricing structure:

Time 30 min 1 hr 2 hrs 3 hrs 4 hrs
Rate Free €0.50 €1.50 €3.50 €6.50

After 4 hours, every extra 30 minutes costs €2. In practice, the system is virtually free at the point of use for Long Term subscribers as over 95% of journeys last less than 30 minutes.[19]

Dublinbikes only accepts Chip and PIN (or other compatible EMV cards), and will not accept magnetic stripe cards such as those used in the United States.

Service

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The robust bicycles are produced by the French bicycle company Mercier in Hungary and are repaired by JCDecaux. They are three-speed bicycles, fitted with Shimano Nexus gears which can be changed up and down using a twist/grip shifter on the right handlebar. A Shimano hub dynamo in the front wheel generates power for front and rear always-on LED lighting. The bikes are fitted with Schwalbe Marathon tyres. Other components include a locking system, an adjustable cushioned saddle, a front bicycle basket, a kick stand and a bell.

Each station is equipped with an automatic rental terminal and stands for 20 to 40 bicycles. Initially, fourteen terminals had credit card facilities enabling the user to purchase a 3-Day Ticket.

If a user arrives with a rented bicycle at a station without open spots, the terminal grants another fifteen minutes of free rental time. The rental terminals also display information about neighbouring dublinbike stations, including location, number of available bicycles and open stands. A fleet of bicycle-transporting vehicles are used to redistribute bicycles between empty and full stations.

Future

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In November 2010, a major five-year expansion plan was adopted due to the huge success of the scheme thus far. The plan will see the number of bikes increase from 450 to 5,000 and the number of bike stations increase from 40 to 300. The scheme will be extended as far north as DCU, as far south as UCD, as far east as Sandymount and as far west as Inchicore. The expansion will be funded differently than the original scheme, most likely through a mix of public and private funding.[34]

In July 2012 it was announced that the first part of the scheme would begin before the end of the year.[35]

Stations

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When launched in 2009 there was a total of 40 bike stations and 450 bikes.[36] There was a small expansion completed in 2011, adding 4 new stations and an extra 100 bikes.[37] In April 2013 expansion plans were announced to expand the network to 102 stations and increasing the number of bikes from 550 to 1500.[38] In March 2018, it was confirmed that the service would expand from 101 stations to 116 and from 1,500 bikes to 1,600.[39]

Name Station # Spaces Opened Location
Avondale Road 108 40 6 June 2018 53°21′34″N 6°16′34″W / 53.35945°N 6.27616°W / 53.35945; -6.27616
Barrow Street 70 40 22 April 2014[40] 53°20′30″N 6°14′10″W / 53.34164°N 6.23622°W / 53.34164; -6.23622
Benson Street 90 40 21 February 2014 53°20′39″N 6°14′00″W / 53.34404°N 6.23347°W / 53.34404; -6.23347
Blackhall Place 88 30 8 May 2014 53°20′56″N 6°16′54″W / 53.34879°N 6.28165°W / 53.34879; -6.28165
Blessington Street 2 20 13 September 2009 53°21′24″N 6°16′05″W / 53.35680°N 6.26818°W / 53.35680; -6.26818
Bolton Street 3 20 13 September 2009 53°21′04″N 6°16′11″W / 53.35108°N 6.26983°W / 53.35108; -6.26983
Brookfield Road 84 30 26 May 2014 53°20′20″N 6°18′01″W / 53.33902°N 6.30018°W / 53.33902; -6.30018
Buckingham Street Lower 109 30 5 October 2018 53°21′12″N 6°14′58″W / 53.35334°N 6.24934°W / 53.35334; -6.24934
Cathal Brugha Street 24 20 13 September 2009 53°21′07″N 6°15′38″W / 53.35208°N 6.26056°W / 53.35208; -6.26056
Charlemont Street 5 40 13 September 2009 53°19′50″N 6°15′36″W / 53.33069°N 6.25996°W / 53.33069; -6.25996
Charleville Road 107 40 6 June 2018 53°21′33″N 6°16′55″W / 53.35916°N 6.28185°W / 53.35916; -6.28185
Christchurch Place 6 20 13 September 2009 53°20′36″N 6°16′12″W / 53.34341°N 6.27003°W / 53.34341; -6.27003
City Quay 99 30 27 March 2014 53°20′48″N 6°14′46″W / 53.34666°N 6.24616°W / 53.34666; -6.24616
Clarendon Row 1 31 13 September 2009 53°20′27″N 6°15′44″W / 53.34090°N 6.26233°W / 53.34090; -6.26233
Clonmel Street 54 33 27 November 2013 53°20′10″N 6°15′45″W / 53.33609°N 6.26239°W / 53.33609; -6.26239
Collins Barracks Museum 87 38 5 August 2014 53°20′51″N 6°17′07″W / 53.34750°N 6.28522°W / 53.34750; -6.28522
Convention Centre 65 40 28 November 2013 53°20′51″N 6°14′19″W / 53.34739°N 6.23864°W / 53.34739; -6.23864
Custom House 23 30 13 September 2009 53°20′54″N 6°15′14″W / 53.34822°N 6.25400°W / 53.34822; -6.25400
Custom House Quay 8 30 13 September 2009 53°20′53″N 6°14′52″W / 53.34804°N 6.24791°W / 53.34804; -6.24791
Dame Street 10 16 13 September 2009 53°20′38″N 6°15′59″W / 53.34400°N 6.26652°W / 53.34400; -6.26652
Denmark Street Great 59 20 3 March 2014 53°21′20″N 6°15′40″W / 53.35559°N 6.26113°W / 53.35559; -6.26113
Deverell Place 45 30 27 November 2013 53°21′05″N 6°15′19″W / 53.35144°N 6.25523°W / 53.35144; -6.25523
Earlsfort Terrace 11 30 13 September 2009 53°20′04″N 6°15′30″W / 53.33447°N 6.25837°W / 53.33447; -6.25837
Eccles Street 12 20 13 September 2009 53°21′33″N 6°16′10″W / 53.35918°N 6.26932°W / 53.35918; -6.26932
Eccles Street East 79 27 8 May 2014 53°21′29″N 6°15′56″W / 53.35810°N 6.26560°W / 53.35810; -6.26560
Emmet Road 83 40 53°20′27″N 6°18′29″W / 53.34071°N 6.30815°W / 53.34071; -6.30815
Exchequer Street 9 24 13 September 2009 53°20′35″N 6°15′49″W / 53.34304°N 6.26356°W / 53.34304; -6.26356
Excise Walk 48 40 27 November 2013 53°20′53″N 6°14′53″W / 53.34796°N 6.24801°W / 53.34796; -6.24801
Fenian Street 63 35 27 November 2013 53°20′29″N 6°14′48″W / 53.34148°N 6.24660°W / 53.34148; -6.24660
Fitzwilliam Square East 89 40 15 April 2014 53°20′07″N 6°15′03″W / 53.33520°N 6.25092°W / 53.33520; -6.25092
Fitzwilliam Square West 13 30 13 September 2009 53°20′09″N 6°15′10″W / 53.33588°N 6.25270°W / 53.33588; -6.25270
Francis Street 73 30 22 April 2014[40] 53°20′32″N 6°16′31″W / 53.34210°N 6.27523°W / 53.34210; -6.27523
Frederick Street South 98 30 53°20′29″N 6°15′24″W / 53.34147°N 6.25678°W / 53.34147; -6.25678
Fownes Street Upper 14 30 13 September 2009 53°20′40″N 6°15′49″W / 53.34455°N 6.26359°W / 53.34455; -6.26359
George's Lane 50 40 27 March 2018 53°21′01″N 6°16′47″W / 53.35016°N 6.27974°W / 53.35016; -6.27974
Georges Quay 16 20 13 September 2009 53°20′51″N 6°15′08″W / 53.34747°N 6.25232°W / 53.34747; -6.25232
Golden Lane 17 20 13 September 2009 53°20′27″N 6°16′03″W / 53.34076°N 6.26752°W / 53.34076; -6.26752
Grand Canal Dock 69 40 21 February 2014 53°20′34″N 6°14′18″W / 53.34283°N 6.23842°W / 53.34283; -6.23842
Grangegorman Lower (Central) 104 40 27 March 2018 53°21′19″N 6°16′42″W / 53.35518°N 6.27838°W / 53.35518; -6.27838
Grangegorman Lower (North) 105 36 27 March 2018 53°21′21″N 6°16′42″W / 53.35596°N 6.27833°W / 53.35596; -6.27833
Grangegorman Lower (South) 103 40 27 March 2018 53°21′17″N 6°16′43″W / 53.35466°N 6.27866°W / 53.35466; -6.27866
Grantham Street 18 30 13 September 2009 53°20′03″N 6°15′56″W / 53.33407°N 6.26547°W / 53.33407; -6.26547
Grattan Street 57 23 27 November 2013 53°20′23″N 6°14′37″W / 53.33959°N 6.24369°W / 53.33959; -6.24369
Greek Street 4 20 13 September 2009 53°20′49″N 6°16′23″W / 53.34687°N 6.27303°W / 53.34687; -6.27303
Guild Street 49 40 11 August 2014 53°20′53″N 6°14′27″W / 53.34797°N 6.24091°W / 53.34797; -6.24091
Hanover Quay 68 40 21 February 2014 53°20′39″N 6°14′13″W / 53.34410°N 6.23708°W / 53.34410; -6.23708
Harcourt Terrace 41 20 6 January 2011[41] 53°19′57″N 6°15′28″W / 53.33257°N 6.25783°W / 53.33257; -6.25783
Hardwicke Place 61 25 15 April 2014 53°21′25″N 6°15′47″W / 53.35708°N 6.26315°W / 53.35708; -6.26315
Hardwicke Street 15 16 13 September 2009 53°21′20″N 6°15′52″W / 53.35563°N 6.26432°W / 53.35563; -6.26432
Hatch Street 55 36 29 August 2014 53°20′03″N 6°15′39″W / 53.33404°N 6.26076°W / 53.33404; -6.26076
Herbert Place 19 30 13 September 2009 53°20′05″N 6°14′43″W / 53.33474°N 6.24514°W / 53.33474; -6.24514
Herbert Street 47 40 3 November 2014 53°20′09″N 6°14′44″W / 53.33576°N 6.24553°W / 53.33576; -6.24553
Heuston Bridge (North) 92 40 5 August 2014 53°20′52″N 6°17′33″W / 53.34784°N 6.29241°W / 53.34784; -6.29241
Heuston Bridge (South) 100 25 5 August 2014 53°20′50″N 6°17′31″W / 53.34710°N 6.29203°W / 53.34710; -6.29203
Heuston Station (Car Park) 94 40 5 August 2014 53°20′49″N 6°17′52″W / 53.34699°N 6.29779°W / 53.34699; -6.29779
Heuston Station (Central) 93 40 5 August 2014 53°20′48″N 6°17′49″W / 53.34662°N 6.29688°W / 53.34662; -6.29688
High Street 7 29 13 September 2009 53°20′36″N 6°16′29″W / 53.34344°N 6.27462°W / 53.34344; -6.27462
James Street 75 40 25 August 2014 53°20′36″N 6°17′15″W / 53.34346°N 6.28738°W / 53.34346; -6.28738
James Street East 20 30 13 September 2009 53°20′11″N 6°14′53″W / 53.33652°N 6.24800°W / 53.33652; -6.24800
Jervis Street 40 21 13 September 2009 53°20′54″N 6°15′59″W / 53.34825°N 6.26649°W / 53.34825; -6.26649
John Street West 72 31 8 May 2014 53°20′35″N 6°16′38″W / 53.34310°N 6.27716°W / 53.34310; -6.27716
Kevin Street 71 40 5 August 2014 53°20′16″N 6°16′04″W / 53.33778°N 6.26774°W / 53.33778; -6.26774
Killarney Street 115 30 6 September 2018 53°21′17″N 6°14′51″W / 53.35486°N 6.24757°W / 53.35486; -6.24757
Kilmainham Gaol 97 40 29 August 2014 53°20′32″N 6°18′36″W / 53.34211°N 6.31001°W / 53.34211; -6.31001
Kilmainham Lane 96 30 53°20′30″N 6°18′18″W / 53.34178°N 6.30509°W / 53.34178; -6.30509
King Street North 101 30 3 June 2014 53°21′01″N 6°16′24″W / 53.35029°N 6.27347°W / 53.35029; -6.27347
Leinster Street South 21 30 13 September 2009 53°20′32″N 6°15′16″W / 53.34212°N 6.25435°W / 53.34212; -6.25435
Lime Street 62 40 30 January 2014 53°20′46″N 6°14′37″W / 53.34604°N 6.24363°W / 53.34604; -6.24363
Market Street South 76 38 10 July 2014 53°20′33″N 6°17′16″W / 53.34237°N 6.28767°W / 53.34237; -6.28767
Mater Hospital 78 40 23 July 2014 53°21′36″N 6°15′53″W / 53.36009°N 6.26482°W / 53.36009; -6.26482
Merrion Square East 25 30 13 September 2009 53°20′21″N 6°14′49″W / 53.33908°N 6.24696°W / 53.33908; -6.24696
Merrion Square South 113 40 21 August 2018 53°20′19″N 6°14′55″W / 53.33860°N 6.24863°W / 53.33860; -6.24863
Merrion Square West 26 20 13 September 2009 53°20′24″N 6°15′06″W / 53.33994°N 6.25169°W / 53.33994; -6.25169
Molesworth Street 27 20 13 September 2009 53°20′28″N 6°15′27″W / 53.34122°N 6.25753°W / 53.34122; -6.25753
Mount Brown 82 22 26 May 2014 53°20′30″N 6°17′50″W / 53.34166°N 6.29718°W / 53.34166; -6.29718
Mountjoy Square East 111 40 20 June 2018 53°21′24″N 6°15′23″W / 53.35675°N 6.25628°W / 53.35675; -6.25628
Mountjoy Square West 28 30 13 September 2009 53°21′23″N 6°15′31″W / 53.35638°N 6.25859°W / 53.35638; -6.25859
Mount Street Lower 56 40 27 November 2013 53°20′16″N 6°14′30″W / 53.33788°N 6.24160°W / 53.33788; -6.24160
New Central Bank 66 40 17 January 2014 53°20′50″N 6°14′03″W / 53.34715°N 6.23419°W / 53.34715; -6.23419
Newman House 53 40 7 April 2014 53°20′13″N 6°15′36″W / 53.33705°N 6.26007°W / 53.33705; -6.26007
North Circular Road 60 30 26 March 2014 53°21′35″N 6°15′38″W / 53.35965°N 6.26049°W / 53.35965; -6.26049
North Circular Road (O'Connell's) 112 30 6 June 2018 53°21′28″N 6°15′06″W / 53.35784°N 6.25156°W / 53.35784; -6.25156
Oliver Bond Street 74 30 8 May 2014 53°20′38″N 6°16′50″W / 53.34393°N 6.28051°W / 53.34393; -6.28051
Ormond Quay Upper 29 29 13 September 2009 53°20′46″N 6°16′06″W / 53.34608°N 6.26827°W / 53.34608; -6.26827
Parkgate Street 86 38 5 August 2014 53°20′53″N 6°17′31″W / 53.34799°N 6.29188°W / 53.34799; -6.29188
Parnell Square North 30 20 13 September 2009 53°21′13″N 6°15′55″W / 53.35373°N 6.26533°W / 53.35373; -6.26533
Parnell Street 31 20 13 September 2009 53°21′03″N 6°15′56″W / 53.35079°N 6.26554°W / 53.35079; -6.26554
Pearse Street 32 30 13 September 2009 53°20′39″N 6°15′02″W / 53.34430°N 6.25063°W / 53.34430; -6.25063
Phibsborough Road 110 40 20 June 2018 53°21′23″N 6°16′25″W / 53.35635°N 6.27371°W / 53.35635; -6.27371
Princes Street / O'Connell Street 33 23 13 September 2009 53°20′56″N 6°15′38″W / 53.34900°N 6.26049°W / 53.34900; -6.26049
Portobello Harbour 34 30 13 September 2009 53°19′49″N 6°15′54″W / 53.33037°N 6.26510°W / 53.33037; -6.26510
Portobello Road 43 30 9 March 2011[42] 53°19′48″N 6°16′05″W / 53.33002°N 6.26817°W / 53.33002; -6.26817
Rathdown Road 106 40 6 June 2018 53°21′32″N 6°16′49″W / 53.35893°N 6.28036°W / 53.35893; -6.28036
Royal Hospital 95 40 29 August 2014 53°20′38″N 6°17′49″W / 53.34388°N 6.29706°W / 53.34388; -6.29706
Sandwith Street 64 40 24 January 2014 53°20′43″N 6°14′51″W / 53.34524°N 6.24753°W / 53.34524; -6.24753
Sir Patrick Dun's Hospital 58 40 7 April 2014 53°20′21″N 6°14′27″W / 53.33926°N 6.24077°W / 53.33926; -6.24077
Smithfield 35 30 13 September 2009 53°20′51″N 6°16′42″W / 53.34742°N 6.27822°W / 53.34742; -6.27822
Smithfield North 42 30 6 January 2011[41] 53°20′59″N 6°16′40″W / 53.34963°N 6.27780°W / 53.34963; -6.27780
South Dock Road 91 30 22 April 2014 53°20′31″N 6°13′53″W / 53.34185°N 6.23128°W / 53.34185; -6.23128
St. James's Hospital (Central) 81 40 26 May 2014 53°20′24″N 6°17′44″W / 53.33997°N 6.29562°W / 53.33997; -6.29562
St. James's Hospital (Luas) 80 40 10 July 2014 53°20′29″N 6°17′35″W / 53.34136°N 6.29293°W / 53.34136; -6.29293
Strand Street Great 46 35 27 November 2013 53°20′50″N 6°15′50″W / 53.34713°N 6.26384°W / 53.34713; -6.26384
St. Stephen's Green East 36 40 13 September 2009 53°20′16″N 6°15′22″W / 53.33783°N 6.25611°W / 53.33783; -6.25611
St. Stephen's Green South 37 30 13 September 2009 53°20′15″N 6°15′42″W / 53.33749°N 6.26169°W / 53.33749; -6.26169
Talbot Street 38 40 13 September 2009 53°21′04″N 6°15′10″W / 53.35106°N 6.25266°W / 53.35106; -6.25266
The Point 67 40 17 January 2014 53°20′49″N 6°13′51″W / 53.34685°N 6.23076°W / 53.34685; -6.23076
Townsend Street 22 20 13 September 2009 53°20′45″N 6°15′16″W / 53.34593°N 6.25455°W / 53.34593; -6.25455
Upper Sherrard Street 44 30 9 March 2011[42] 53°21′30″N 6°15′38″W / 53.35841°N 6.26049°W / 53.35841; -6.26049
Western Way 102 40 10 July 2014 53°21′18″N 6°16′10″W / 53.35494°N 6.26940°W / 53.35494; -6.26940
Wilton Terrace 39 20 13 September 2009 53°19′56″N 6°15′10″W / 53.33230°N 6.25271°W / 53.33230; -6.25271
Wilton Terrace (Park) 114 40 21 August 2018 53°20′01″N 6°14′54″W / 53.33365°N 6.24834°W / 53.33365; -6.24834
Wolfe Tone Street 77 29 3 June 2014 53°20′56″N 6°16′03″W / 53.34886°N 6.26741°W / 53.34886; -6.26741
York Street (East) 52 32 27 November 2013 53°20′19″N 6°15′43″W / 53.33874°N 6.26206°W / 53.33874; -6.26206
York Street (West) 51 40 27 November 2013 53°20′22″N 6°15′53″W / 53.33931°N 6.26477°W / 53.33931; -6.26477

Alternatives

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In May 2018, Dublin City Council granted licenses to two operators, Urbo and BleeperBike, to run a new, stationless bike-sharing scheme, with "full interoperability between the two schemes".[43] In 2019, the second licence has been re-advertised after Urbo never launched their bikes in Dublin.[44] The Irish company Moby won the second license and is expected to launch a fleet of electrically assisted bikes by 2020.[45]

See also

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References

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