Locale Milan, Italy Founded 3 December 2008 Number of stations 280 Transit type Bicycle-sharing system | Daily ridership 15,890 (2013 average) Began operation December 3, 2008 Number of vehicles 4,650 | |
Operators iHeartMedia Inc, Azienda Trasporti Milanesi | ||
BikeMi is a public bicycle sharing system in Milan, Italy. It was launched on 8 December 2008 and is contracted to and operated by Clear Channel on the basis of its SmartBike system. The scheme encompasses 4,650 bicycles (including 1,000 electric bicycles and bikes for children) and 280 stations.
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Service
The service is active every day from 7am to midnight and had a daily ridership of about 15,890 in 2013. The operating hours are sometimes extended for special events.
Rates
The system is based on 1-day, 1-week or 1-year subscriptions, which allows users to rent a bike. Rentals are free for the first 30 minutes. After that time, in order not to pay more, the bike has to be returned in a station. However, unlimited number of rentals are allowed in a day. The scheme is similar to the Vélib' one. There are at present 43,213 users with an annual subscription.
Prices range from €4.50 for a 1-day subscription to €36 for the annual one. An additional fare of €0.50 per half-hour is charged for rentals exceeding 30 minutes and not longer than further 2 hours. After that time a €2.00 per hour fine applies.