Bicing tarifs increase by 15%

via adn.es "La tarifa anual del Bicing se encarecerá un 15% en 2011":

MonthlyAnnual charge: 29.66 Euro + IVA
30 minute charge + 18%
penalties: +16%

The DGDW Blog: How Green is Bike Sharing?

The DGDW Blog: How Green is Bike Sharing? :

A knee-jerk analysis would say yes – you are exchanging a CO2 free bike for gas guzzler – therefore, it has be greener from a carbon emissions point of view. However, based on the city government’s numbers, few Bicing members are actually switching their car for a bicycle – in most cases they would of been just taking other forms of public transportation or walking, which means negligible carbon savings.

Suprageography: Bikes, Strikes, Snow and Ice

 Suprageography: has a nice graph about the effects of  Bikes, Strikes, Snow and Ice on a public bike rental scheme.