Comments on: Tel Aviv Cafes Offer Great Cappucinos and Free Bike Rentals

By: Tel-O-Fun (Finally) Brings Bike Sharing to Tel Aviv | Green Prophet

Tel-O-Fun (Finally) Brings Bike Sharing to Tel Aviv | Green Prophet — Mon, 23 May 2011 20:26:58 +0000

[…] Despite widespread announcements that it would open its city-wide bike sharing service in April, Tel Aviv’s Tel-O-Fun finally got kick started in May (but, to its credit, in a bigger way than originally intended). 150 stations and 1500 bikes were made available for shared use by the public earlier this month in an effort to encourage the already growing trend of cycling in Tel Aviv. (Biking has become such a popular mode of transportation that some cafes offer free bike rentals alongside delicious coffee.) […]

By: Doha and Tel Aviv Launch Two-Wheel Options for Urban Transportation | Green Prophet

Tue, 01 Mar 2011 12:11:34 +0000

[…] YOU to Become a Bicycle Courier in Tel Aviv Israel Becomes A Nation of Pedalers (Cycling Freaks) Tel Aviv Cafes Offer Great Cappucinos and Free Bike Rentals Bike Sharing Down to a […]

By: Markus

Markus — Sat, 24 Jan 2009 14:49:12 +0000

yes, brilliant, thanks for this article !
btw, more about Paris` mass bike rental system “Vélib” can be found here:
http://www.streetfilms.org/archives/velib/

By: james

james — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:41:08 +0000

free bike rental is a great scheme. When I was 16, the City where I grew up, Cambridge, UK (of the dreaming university spires…) put about 200 bikes at several stations all over the City. This was like manna from heaven for us local youths and students! Within 3 months, most of them were in the River Cam, sold, dismantled, or completely trashed….now I hear other cities across the UK, including Cambridge, is trying to do it again, with added safeguards like Ahroni’s, by signing up online in advance, and leaving credit card details……
its a brilliant scheme: lets hope it really takes off here!