Paris France - FREE BIKES

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Free bikes

Paris has installed more than 10,000 bicycles for public use across the
city. The service is called Vélib, a word made up by blending vélo
(bike) and liberté (liberty). Residents and tourists alike can purchase
cheap passes that allow free use of a bicycle for a half-hour;
consecutive half-hours cost 1 euro (about $1.35) each. The pay
structure is intended to keep the bikes in rotation—you can pick one up
at one station, ride across town, and drop it off at another station.
The program is the latest effort by Socialist Mayor Bertrand Delanoe to
make Paris greener. Delanoe has angered some drivers by replacing car
lanes with bike paths on major routes.

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