Video: The Velib Project
More on the Vélib Project: this video shows the bicycles in action during the opening week. The Vélib was an instant success with Parisians clocking one million rides by the end of week two.
By
Jason Varone
10:12 AM EDT on August 30, 2007
More on the Vélib Project: this video shows the bicycles in action during the opening week. The Vélib was an instant success with Parisians clocking one million rides by the end of week two.
The video is presented by Eric Britton, founder of the Paris-based New Mobility Agenda, who says “I have looked at more than a thousand transportation projects around the world over the last 30 years…and this is the best project I have ever seen.“
Jason Varone battles the streets everyday during a 9 mile commute on his bicycle from downtown Brooklyn to the Upper East Side. In addition to his efforts on Streetsblog, he is an artist making work related to the environment and technology. Examples of his work can be found at www.varonearts.org.
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