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The concept of sharing- intelligent systems for ecologically sustainable transport -
Dragisa Zunic, PhD
FIMEK, Novi Sad, Serbia
Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne, Switzerland
EMUNI Regional Day, Novi Sad, October 20th, 2011.
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Outline
1 Introduction
2 Bicycle sharing systems
3 Related systems (car-sharing, sharing truck space..)
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The concept of sharing
The principle of collective individualism: Everyone is free tochoose its own destination, route, time table. But he/she isusing the collective means of transportation
The keyword is sharing a service - as opposed to of owninggoods
The concept fits perfectly with the modern ideas of ecologicalsustainability, clean energy, etc.
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IntroductionBicycle Sharing System : Definiton
Definition
Bicycle sharing system: a number of public bicycles made availablefor shared use amongst citizens, as means of public transportation.
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Bike SharingHistory
The idea is about 50 years old in Europe
First attempt: 1960, Amsterdam
The idea had to wait for modern andinnovative
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Bike SharingThe case of Lyon, France
Success (Lyon, France, 2005):
First profound impact on publictransportation was in Lyon, France�� ��Velo’v = velo (fr) + love (en) =”love for bikes”
Very recent: released only in 2005.
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The case of LyonProtecting the environment
The effects:
Bike traffic has increased by 80% within 2 years. Surprisinglypublic bikes represent only 25% of total bicycle traffic! - akind of leverage effect.
Use of cars inside of town has significantly decreased.
More parking space, less pollution.
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Bike sharing cities
Europe:
2006, Brussels
2007, Paris and Barcelona..
2008, Milan
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Milan (Italy), recently in the media
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Milan (Italy), recently in the media
What could be the explanation
Only 1400 bicycles - not enough to make profound change
Lyon has 4000, Barcelona 6000, Paris 20 000 bikes
Yet the population of Milan is 1.3 million and Lyon’s only430 000
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Success of a projectKey factors for successfull implementation:
Barcelona and Lyon proximity of stations:
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Success of a projectKey factors for successfull implementation:
To make a system which will be used excessively it is essential toensure
Low prices (first 30 minutes free)
Density od stations (300m proximity of stations)
Quality of equipment (safe, ergonomic, robust, simple to use)
Easy access with bank debit cards
Maintenance
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Success of a projectNecessary requirements
Serious investment
Innovative and credible technology, for creating and securingthe system 24/7
Excellent management
Strong political will, at the level of town
French experience: the concept was given some credit in the start,and it became one of the most important European innovations oflast years.
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Bike sharing cities
Future bike sharing cities, worldwide:
New York
Chicago
Vancouver
Seoul
London..
Novi Sad?
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Novi Sad & Ljubljana
NSBIKE
July 2011. - 3 months ago
5 stations, 125 bicycles
pilot project
BICIKE(LJ)
May 2011. - 5 months ago
30 stations, 300 bicycles
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A step forward
The case of Copenhagen1:
Bike Sharing System is more than just a transporting system. Itdeals not only with the problem of stocks and flows of people, butadds extra value to its user and to the city itself. Bike sharingsystem should be an integral part of the city itself.
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Car-sharingRelated concept no. 1
The idea.. share to minimize thecosts of: parking, garage,registration maintenance
Car sharing is an excellent way toshare costs, cut stress, reducepollution and prevent trafficcongestion
Various models of organization
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Sharing truck spaceRelated concept no. 2
25% European lorries run completely empty
Provide a solution and make it a successful business
www.shiply.com (since 2008.)
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Sharing truck spaceRelated concept no. 2
Ebay for transport companies (selling the truck-space)
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Sharing truck space: www.shiply.comTop 100 startup companies in UK, in 2010. (ranked no. 9)
Profitable (7000 transport companies registered, 75 000 users.Monthly growth 10%)
Ecology: this company’s model helped save�� ��100 tons on the
emission of CO2..
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Conclusion:
Successful business models built around the concept of sharing
Towards ecological sustainability
Information age: employ the advantages of technologydevelopment
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Thank you! Hvala na paznji!
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