BikeMi

Overview
Locale| Milan, Italy
Transit type| Bicycle sharing system
Number of stations| 325[1]
Daily ridership| 15,890 (2013 average)[2]
Operation
Began operation| 3 December 2008
Operator(s)| Clear Channel
ATM
Number of vehicles| 5,430[1]
BikeMi station and bikes along Corso Garibaldi.

BikeMi is a public bicycle sharing system in Milan, Italy. It was launched on 8 December 2008 and is contracted to and operated by Clear Channel on the basis of its SmartBike system.[3] The scheme encompasses 4,650 bicycles (including 1,000 electric bicycles and bikes for children)[2] and 325 stations.[1]

## Service

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The service is active every day from 6 AM to 2 AM and had a daily ridership of about 15,890 in 2013.[2] The operating hours are sometimes extended for special events.

## Rates

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The system is based on 1-day, 1-week or 1-year subscriptions, which allows users to rent a bike. Rentals are free for the first 30 minutes (3 for electric bikes). After that time, in order not to pay more, the bike has to be returned in a station. However, unlimited number of rentals are allowed in a day. The scheme is similar to the Vélib' one. As of November 2015 there are 43,213 users with an annual subscription.[4]

Prices range from €4.50 for a 1-day subscription to €36 for the annual one. An additional rental fee is charged, which varies depending on whether a pedal-powered or electric bike is used.[5]

Electric bikes are free for the first 3 minutes. A €0.25 per half hour fee is then charged. This fee doubles every half hour, until 2 hours, where a fixed fee of €4.00 per hour is paid.[5]

Pedal powered bikes are free for the first 30 minutes. A €0.50 per half hour fee is then charged rentals not exceeding 2 hours. After this, the rate rises to €2.00 per hour.[5]

## See also

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* Sports portal
* Transport portal

* List of bicycle sharing systems

## Notes and references

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1. ^ a b c "Chi siamo" [Who We Are]. bikemi.com (in Italian). Clear Channel. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
2. ^ a b c Carra, Ilaria (10 March 2014). "Bici elettriche e postazioni nelle periferie: il bike sharing punta a 50mila abbonati" [Electric bikes and stations in the suburbs: bike sharing aims at 50 thousand subscribers]. La Repubblica (in Italian). Archived from the original on 11 March 2014. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
3. ^ "Clear Channel Jolly launches BikeMi". smartbike.com. Clear Channel Outdoor. 8 December 2008. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
4. ^ "BikeMi, superati i 43mila abbonati" [BikeMi, over 43 thousand subscribers]. Il Giorno Milano (in Italian). Quotidiano.net. 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
5. ^ a b c "Come funziona" [How it works]. bikemi.com (in Italian). Clear Channel. Archived from the original on 17 January 2022. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

## External links

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Bicycle-sharing systems

List of bicycle-sharing systems

Asia|

| East Asia|

* Anywheel (Singapore)
* CityBike (Kaohsiung, Taiwan)
* Ddareungi (Seoul, South Korea)
* Gobee.bike (Hong Kong)
* Hoba Bike (Hong Kong)
* Ketch' Up Bike (Hong Kong)
* Hangzhou Public Bicycle (Hangzhou, China)
* LinkBike (George Town, Penang, Malaysia)
* LocoBike (Hong Kong)
* Mobike (China and Singapore)
* Moov Technology (Singapore)
* SG Bike (Singapore)
* YouBike (Taiwan)

|

South Asia|

* JoBike (Bangladesh)
* Tiruchirappalli Bicycle Share (India)

West Asia|

* Antbis (Antalya)
* Bdood (Tehran, Shiraz)
* Bisim (İzmir)
* Cyacle Bikeshare (Abu Dhabi)
* Esbis (Eskişehir)
* İsbike (Istanbul)
* Kaybis (Kayseri)
* Kobis (Kocaeli)
* Sambis (Samsun)
* Tel-O-Fun (Tel Aviv)

Central Asia|

* Astana Bike (Astana, Kazakhstan)

Europe|

* in multiple countries: nextbike
* Donkey Republic
* Lime
* Bolt
* Rekola (Czechia and Slovakia)

* countrywide: Call a Bike (Germany)
* OV-fiets (Netherlands)

* in one city: Aarhus City Bikes
* Belfast Bikes
* BicikeLJ (Ljubljana)
* BiciMAD (Madrid)
* Bicimia (Brescia)
* Bicing (Barcelona)
* BikeMi (Milan)
* BuBi (Budapest)
* Bycyklen (Copenhagen)
* Dublinbikes
* Helsinki City Bikes
* Forest (bike share) (London)
* İsbike (Istanbul)
* Oslo Bysykkel
* Santander Cycles (London)
* Sevici (Seville)
* Stockholm City Bikes
* Styr & Ställ (Gothenburg)
* Valenbisi (Valencia)
* Vélib' Métropole (Paris region)
* Vélivert (Saint-Étienne)
* Vélo'v (Lyon)
* Velobike (Moscow)
* Vélopop' (Avignon)
* Veturilo (Warsaw)
* Villo! (Brussels)

North America|

| Canada|

* Bike Share Toronto
* BIXI Montréal
* VeloGo (Ottawa)
* Mobi (Vancouver)
* Hamilton Bike Share

|

Mexico|

* EcoBici (Mexico City)
* Mi Bici (Guadalajara)

United States|

* B-Cycle: Austin B-Cycle
* Aventura B-Cycle
* Battle Creek B-Cycle
* Bike Chattanooga
* Boulder B-Cycle
* Broward B-Cycle
* Bublr Bikes (Milwaukee)
* Charlotte B-Cycle
* Columbia County B-Cycle
* Denver B-Cycle
* Des Moines B-Cycle
* Fort Worth B-Cycle
* Great Rides B-Cycle (Fargo)
* GREENbike (Salt Lake City)
* Greenville B-Cycle
* Heartland B-Cycle (Omaha)
* Houston B-cycle
* Indego (Philadelphia)
* Indiana Pacers Bikeshare (Indianapolis)
* Kansas City B-Cycle
* Link Dayton Bike Share
* Madison B-Cycle
* Metro Bike Share (Los Angeles)
* Nashville B-Cycle
* Rapid City B-Cycle
* Red Bike (Cincinnati)
* Roseburg B-Cycle
* San Antonio B-Cycle
* Spartanburg B-Cycle

* others: ArborBike (Ann Arbor)
* Arcata Bike Library (Arcata)
* Bay Wheels (San Francisco Bay Area)
* BICI Bike Share (Albuquerque)
* Biketown (Portland)
* Bluebikes (Boston)
* Boise GreenBike
* Capital Bikeshare (Washington, D.C.)
* CAT Bike (Savannah)
* Citi Bike (New York City; Jersey City)
* CoGo Bike Share (Columbus)
* Decobike (Miami)
* Divvy (Chicago)
* Healthy Ride (Pittsburgh)
* Lime
* Relay Bike Share (Atlanta)
* Richmond Bikeshare
* WE-cycle (Aspen)

Oceania|

* Airbike
* Lime (Australia)

South America|

* Bike Rio (Rio de Janeiro)
* Lime (Santiago de Chile)
* EcoBici (Buenos Aires)

Companies|

* B-cycle
* Bolt
* Deutsche Bahn
* Donkey Republic
* JCDecaux
* Lime
* Motivate
* Nederlandse Spoorwegen
* Nextbike
* PBSC Urban Solutions
* Rekola
* Scoot Networks
* Serco
* Smoove
* Spin

Defunct|

* 8D Technologies
* Baltimore Bike Share
* Bluegogo
* BIP! Perpignan
* CityCycle (Brisbane)
* Copenhagen City Bikes
* Helsinki City Bikes (1st generation)
* Jump Bikes
* Melbourne Bike Share
* Nice Ride Minnesota (Minneapolis-Saint Paul)
* oBike
* ofo (China)
* Ola Pedal
* OYBike (Reading and Farnborough)
* Pronto Cycle Share
* Santander Cycles Leicester
* SmartBike DC
* SMARTBIKE Puebla
* ToBike (Turin)
* Vélo à la carte Rennes
* Velodi Dijon
* Vélib' (1st generation)
* V'eol Caen
* Velcom Plaine Commune
* Wukong Bicycle
* Zagster

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