Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bike-sharing design
Hi, Barcelona's got 'Bicing' (http://www.bicing.com) and its main problem right now it's vandalism and the cost that this entails. Ferran . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43428 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bike-sharing design
Hi, Oslo has the same system as Barcelona, developed by the talented people at Frost Produkt (www.frostprodukt.com), and apart from the obvious vandalism the solution itself is quite slick in my humble opinion. The system uses a personal RFID card (yearly subscription of %u20AC10, no code), and you are able to use the bikes for 3 hours at a time. If you fail to return the bikes after 3 hours you get a penalty. after three penalties your card is de-activated. There are also more temporary subscriptions available for tourists. The bike-racks have a built-in mobile-device that alerts the bike-truck drivers whenever a rack is empty, when it's full, and when a bike is put back straight away (meaning it's probably broken). This data is continually monitored to keep the balance of vacant bikes/vacant racks throughout the city at any given time. In conjunction with the hardware there are various web/mobile-based services telling users where they can find vacant bikes or vacant racks. all in all a very good service for %u20AC10 a year. niklas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43428 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bike-sharing design
the %u20AC10 is supposed to be the Euro-symbol. 10 Euros is the annual subscription fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43428 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bike-sharing design
Just skimming a few of these solutions - looks like they're all trying to be automated but they're failing on many points. One of the things I'd be concerned with is bicycle fit. If the bicycle doesn't fit you, you cannot ride it. So how do all these systems address this issue? Sounds like every station needs a person for this to work effectively. Of course the costs may go higher, but at least you're getting what you pay for. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43428 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
[IxDA Discuss] Bike-sharing design
I have been trying bike-sharing service in Rome and I think it is quite a good idea. There are some weak points in the process though and I'd like to ask if you guys know how other contexts solved them. Some details about the service in Rome (www.roma-n-bike.com): 1. You get a refillable card linked to an online account 2. Some places in the center have stations wre you can get a bike. You have to use your card to get one. 3. Costs: 0,5 euro cent per half an hour These are the issues I have encountered: - I took a bike with a flat tire - Out-of-order stations would not allow me to leave the bike and I had to pay in the meanwhile - Some offices had ran out of subscription cards... Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bike-sharing design
The City Bikes of Copenhagen have been around for quite a few years, and are very heavily used by locals and tourists. They use airless tires, so there is no chance of a flat. Here is an example of a company that makes those - www.airfreetires.com That would solve one of your problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43428 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
Re: [IxDA Discuss] Bike-sharing design
Hi Pietro, I would use a credit card two times, first when you get the bike in station A, and second when you return the bike in station B or the same one. By this way you could have metrics about how users move in the city with shared bikes, and time metrics. Also, you are forced to use your credit card again when you return it, if you don´t used your credit card the second time you would be charged for the cost of the bike...a way to prevent from steeling. I lived in Amsterdam in the 80´s and I know there was a lot ot stolen bikes. Cari saluti! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Posted from the new ixda.org http://www.ixda.org/discuss?post=43428 Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ... disc...@ixda.org Unsubscribe http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .. http://www.ixda.org/help
