Bike Itaú is a public bicycle sharing system in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It is run by PBSC Urban Solutions and started on 20 February 2018, and is sponsored by the municipal government of Rio de Janeiro in partnership with Banco Itaú. The system replaced the old one, operated by Serttel a private concessionaire, that began operations in October 2011. The old bike sharing system had 4000 bicycles available at 400 rental stations located throughout several neighborhoods in the city. The rental stations are powered by solar panels.[1][2]
| Bike Rio | |
|---|---|
 Bike Itaú | |
| Overview | |
| Area served | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Transit type | Bicycle sharing system |
| Website | Official website |
| Operation | |
| Began operation | 20 February 2018 |
| Operator(s) | PBSC Urban Solutions |
Gallery
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Bicycles are redistributed manually among stations to balance supply -
Docking station at Ipanema/General Osório Metro station -
Bike Rio pay panel -
Docking station in Avenida Atlântica, Copacabana
References
edit- ^ Louise Peres (2011-10-28). "Bike Rio, novo sistema de aluguel de bicicletas da cidade" [Bike Rio, the city's new bike sharing system]. Veja Rio (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
- ^ Louise Peres (2011-10-28). "Itaú patrocina programa de aluguel de bicicletas no Rio" [Itau sponsors bike sharing program in Rio]. Exame (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 2013-04-02. Retrieved 2012-11-11.
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