Comments on: Streetsblogger Goes to Paris, Rides Velib http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/30/streetsblogger-goes-to-paris-rides-velib/ Covering Los Angeles's livable streets movement Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:06:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Marcotico http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/30/streetsblogger-goes-to-paris-rides-velib/comment-page-1/#comment-2519 Marcotico Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:17:35 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1188#comment-2519 Neat Mapfrappe is even cooler than I thought. It allowed me to save the outline of the Paris Velibe service area. Here you go: http://mapfrappe.com/?show=324 Neat Mapfrappe is even cooler than I thought. It allowed me to save the outline of the Paris Velibe service area. Here you go:

http://mapfrappe.com/?show=324

]]> By: Marcotico http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/30/streetsblogger-goes-to-paris-rides-velib/comment-page-1/#comment-2518 Marcotico Wed, 01 Oct 2008 21:04:39 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1188#comment-2518 There is a great google maps application called Mapfrappe.com . It allows you to trace an outline in one google maps window, and see the shape in a separate window. I find it especially useful for transportation solutions. If you got to the Paris Velibe site, and search for a bike station, the map shows that almost all of the stations are located inside the Boulevard Peripherique (Peripheral Blvd - what a great name!) If you go to Mapfrappe.com and trace the outline of the velib zone in one window and transpose that shape onto LA, you will be pleasantly surprised. On the one hand it is an impressively large area, however on the other hand it is certainly not large in consideration of the entire Metro service area. For example, if you line the northern edge up with West Hollywood and Hollywood the eastern end of the boundary is Vermont Ave, the western end is roughly Beverly Glen, and the southern end is roughly Rodeo Rd south of I-10. As grand as that sounds remember that Paris backs up that service area with considerable resources. Including trucking bikes around so that your local station is always decently stocked but not overcrowded. There is a great google maps application called Mapfrappe.com . It allows you to trace an outline in one google maps window, and see the shape in a separate window. I find it especially useful for transportation solutions.

If you got to the Paris Velibe site, and search for a bike station, the map shows that almost all of the stations are located inside the Boulevard Peripherique (Peripheral Blvd – what a great name!)

If you go to Mapfrappe.com and trace the outline of the velib zone in one window and transpose that shape onto LA, you will be pleasantly surprised. On the one hand it is an impressively large area, however on the other hand it is certainly not large in consideration of the entire Metro service area. For example, if you line the northern edge up with West Hollywood and Hollywood the eastern end of the boundary is Vermont Ave, the western end is roughly Beverly Glen, and the southern end is roughly Rodeo Rd south of I-10.

As grand as that sounds remember that Paris backs up that service area with considerable resources. Including trucking bikes around so that your local station is always decently stocked but not overcrowded.

]]> By: Radical Transportation Engineer http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/30/streetsblogger-goes-to-paris-rides-velib/comment-page-1/#comment-2509 Radical Transportation Engineer Wed, 01 Oct 2008 00:35:53 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1188#comment-2509 I believe that bike sharing can indeed work in LA but as Anna said, it would need to start in smaller areas in the city. Westwood would be a great place to start, as they already have ride sharing and zipcars there. Then the program can be expanded to downtown, west LA, Marina del Rey, Venice, etc. I think this would be a successful program here with enough buy-in from the city and enough funding. More bike lanes and sharrows wouldn't hurt either to create a more bike-friendly atmosphere in LA. I believe that bike sharing can indeed work in LA but as Anna said, it would need to start in smaller areas in the city. Westwood would be a great place to start, as they already have ride sharing and zipcars there. Then the program can be expanded to downtown, west LA, Marina del Rey, Venice, etc. I think this would be a successful program here with enough buy-in from the city and enough funding. More bike lanes and sharrows wouldn’t hurt either to create a more bike-friendly atmosphere in LA.

]]> By: Will Campbell http://la.streetsblog.org/2008/09/30/streetsblogger-goes-to-paris-rides-velib/comment-page-1/#comment-2503 Will Campbell Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:56:21 +0000 http://la.streetsblog.org/?p=1188#comment-2503 My wife and I were in Paris in 2007 and I was bummed to have Velib's debut by a few weeks. My wife and I were in Paris in 2007 and I was bummed to have Velib’s debut by a few weeks.

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