The Cities of Copenhagen and Frederiksberg, as well as public transport operators Metroselskabet and DSB, have
entered a collaboration on the development and establishment of a bike-sharing
system. At a later stage, the system could be offered to other organizations, such as
other cities, public entities, private enterprises, and the like.
The task of
establishing, operating, and maintaining the bike-sharing-system will be
EU-tendered in December 2011. In the beginning of October 2011 a tender notice
will be published and the prequalification will start. In connection
with the prequalification, an informational meeting for potential bidders will be
held on October 4th to inform about the practical
matters regarding the tender. The meeting will take place at DSB,
Sølvgade 40B, from 4-6pm local time. Registration for the information meeting can be made no later than October 3rd at noon by sending an email to Kim Guldbrandsen at kgu@dsb.dk.
Their vision is to give citizens, customers of public transport, tourists, and visitors
in the city the possibility of using a door-to-door public transport system, and not only between train or bus stations. This will be secured
by connecting the existing public transportation system, which focuses on
transportation of many people over long distances with high comfort and short
travel times, with the high flexibility of a bike. This generates increased
accessibility to business parks, residential, shopping, and other areas of
interest, which today are rarely serviced by public transport or where the
existing network does not offer an attractive service.
image credit: Denmark Travel Guide
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