member of Nº1 WORLDWIDE IN OUTDOOR ADVERTISING EUROPLAKAT AND BICIKELJ PROJECT CIVITAS ELAN, APRIL 7 TH, 2014
IDEA CITIZENS GET BIKES (public transport) CITY EXPANDS THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT SYSTEM PRIVATE PARTNER GETS PUBLIC LOCATIONS FOR OUTDOOR ADVERTISING 2
DEVELOPMENT OF BIKE SHARING SYSTEM (JCDecaux) 1999: 1st developments in self-service bicycle hire within JCDecaux 2003: 1st bicycles in Vienna (Austria), Cordoba and Gijon (Spain) 2005: Lyon 2006: Brussels 2007: Paris, Marseille, Mulhouse, Besançon, Seville, Toulouse and Rouen 2008: Amiens, Luxembourg, Nantes, Nancy 2009: Dublin, Plaine Commune, Cergy-Pontoise and extension of Paris contract with 30 towns in the suburbs 2010: Toyama (Japan), Valencia (Spain), Göteborg (Sweden), Brisbane (Australia) 2011: Ljubljana (Slovenia) 2012: Namur (Belgium) 2013: Vilnius, Kazan 3
PROJECT DESIGN PROMOTOR S ROLE : Public-Private Partnership Act MUNICIPALITY CALLS FOR TENDER: selection NEGOTIATIONS and CONTRACT: implementation arrangements SETTING UP OF BICYCLE SYSTEM: construction PROMOTION: encouragement of citizens to use the system 4
Why is the system successful? BUSINESS MODEL ADVANCED SYSTEM COMMUNICATION SUPPORT 5
BUSINESS MODEL PUBLIC PARTNER Optical and electrical infrastructure at the stations Locations for outdoor advertising Shared expenses PRIVATE PARTNER System construction and management Outdoor advertising Shared expenses RENTAL IS PRACTICALLY FREE OF CHARGE! 6
ADVANCED SYSTEM: 24/7 OPERATION ALL YEAR ROUND STATIONS 300 500 metres of distance User friendly BICYCLES Specific design Adapted for frequent use MANAGEMENT Relocation of bikes between stations Regular maintenance of bikes SUPPORT Call centre Online applications (availability) 7
ADVANCED SYSTEM: STATIONS AREA COVERAGE Proximity between stations Accessibility locations! Rental return (ride) TERMINALS Recording of movements Availability of bikes / stands BIKE STANDS Two stands per bike (rental return) User friendly 8
ADVANCED SYSTEM: USE REGISTRATION Online Annual and weekly subscription City and/or credit card RENTAL Identification card Selection of available bike Availability of stands RETURN Any station Bike stand Two security beeps 9
ADVANCED SYSTEM: BIKES FREQUENT USE Robust frame (20 kg) Full tyres (no inner tubes) Rain, snow, cold, sun THEFT Not adequate for recreational use Outstanding design VANDALISM Adapted shape Non-standard parts 10
ADVANCED SYSTEM: SERVICE MANAGEMENT Rentals Relocation of bikes (team) Back office MAINTENANCE Faultless bikes Regular annual maintenance check Replacement of bikes SUPPORT Terminals Mobile applications Call centre 11
COMMUNICATION SUPPORT: messages LOW-COST TRANSPORT USER FRIENDLY REGISTRATION REQUIRED 12
BICIKELJ IN LJUBLJANA: 300 bikes, 33 stations 13
BICIKELJ IN LJUBLJANA: media promotion 14
BICIKELJ: current status SUBSCRIBERS > 53.400 in total > 28.400 active (10 % of the LJ population) RENTALS > 1.84 mio (approx 6 rentals per bike daily) > 98 % free of charge MANAGEMENT Team of 7-9 members Annual cost of 550,000 euros PROMOTION Satisfied users Media reporting (good practice) 15
BICIKELJ: visibility and satisfaction (2012 survey) N = 311 respondents from Ljubljana and surroundings 97.7 % of respondents were familiar with BICIKELJ BICIKELJ bikes have already been rented by 18.3 % of respondents Half of them rent BICIKELJ bikes more than once a week 78.8 % of respondents think that the BICIKELJ system has proved to be useful for the city of Ljubljana 94.9 % of respondents think that the BICIKELJ system has proved to be a positive project 16
Key messages WIN WIN PARTNERSHIP: Additional service in town Contract for advertising panels GOOD PRODUCT (SOLUTION): Easy to use and cheap bike system for customers Environment friendly and improving quality of life SUCCESSFUL PROMOTION: High number of BicikeLJ users High number of rents in total 17