Launch of new Cork Public Bikes Scheme

evilivor

Haven't seen any details on pricing yet but it looks like the city centre is going to be pretty well served with bikes come September.

The first viewing of the new, specially-designed bike for the regional cities’ Coca-Cola Zero Bikes scheme took place in Cork’s City Hall yesterday morning, where Minister Alan Kelly TD and the National Transport Authority were joined by the Lord Mayor of Cork, scheme sponsors Coca-Cola Zero and operators An Rothar Nua.

Featuring a distinctive black design with bright red accents, the new bikes will soon be a striking presence on the streets of Cork, Limerick and Galway, when the three public bikes schemes launch to the public in the autumn.
And uniquely amongst bike schemes world-wide, these bikes have built-in gear-shifting technology, enabling automatic gear-changes which will contribute towards easier and safer cycling for users.

Cork will have 320 bikes, 31 bike stations and 635 bike stands

Cork 2-01 College Road: Gaol Walk - 20 Docks
Cork 2-02 Mardyke Walk: Fitzgerald's Park - 15 Docks
Cork 2-03 Dyke Parade - 40 Docks
Cork 2-04 Mardyke Walk: St. Joseph's School - 20 Docks
Cork 2-05 Henry Street: Mercy Hospital - 15 Docks
Cork 2-06 Lancaster Quay - 20 Docks
Cork 2-07 Griffith Bridge - 20 Docks
Cork 2-08 North Main Street - 15 Docks
Cork 2-09 Grattan Street: Court House - 15 Docks
Cork 2-10 Wandesford Quay: Wandesford Street - 30 Docks
Cork 2-11 Bishop Street - 20 Docks
Cork 2-12 Popes Quay: St. Mary's Cathedral - 20 Docks
Cork 2-14 Corn Market Street - 20 Docks
Cork 2-15 St Patricks Street - 20 Docks
Cork 2-16 South Main Street: Bishop Lucey Park - 10 Docks
Cork 2-17 Grand Parade: City Library - 20 Docks
Cork 2-18 South Mall: Grand Parade - 20 Docks
Cork 2-19 Sullivan's Quay: Griffith College - 20 Docks
Cork 2-20 Coburg Street: Bridge Street - 30 Docks
Cork 2-21 Emmet Place: Crawford Street - 15 Docks
Cork 2-22 South Mall - 30 Docks
Cork 2-23 Fr. Mathew Quay: College of Commerce - 30 Docks
Cork 2-24 St Patricks Street: Merchants Quay - 15 Docks
Cork 2-25 Union Quay: CIT Cork School of Music - 15 Docks
Cork 2-26 St Patricks Quay - 10 Docks
Cork 2-27 Parnell Place: Bus Station - 40 Docks
Cork 2-28 Lapp's Quay: Parnell Bridge - 30 Docks
Cork 2-29 Anglesea Street: City Hall - 15 Docks
Cork 2-30 Lower Glanmire Road: - 30 Docks
Cork 2-31 Custom House Quay: Custom House - 10 Docks
Cork 2-32 Lower Glanmire: Road Kent Station - 25 Docks

http://www.nationaltransport.ie/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/Design_reveal_-_Coca_Cola_Zero_Bikes_regional_cities.pdf

run_Forrest_run

a great initiative, lets hope it works well here.

evilivor

run_Forrest_run wrote: »

a great initiative, lets hope it works well here.

Yes, hope so. The bikes look okay too.

Knasher

I think it is a pity they've only put stands in the city centre. It would have made a nice alternative to buses if you were travelling to places a little bit further out, like Blackpool or Douglas. Hopefully it will expand a bit over time.

thomil

As far as I know, it is just supposed to be the core of a larger network of stations. I'm pretty confident that, once the system has been up and running for a bit, it will be expanded. I'm definitely looking forward to seeing this system in operation, and I'll be sure to use it. I only hope they don't overdo it on the pricing.

flintash

my bet it cost fortune, and wont last two month.

Red Nissan

flintash wrote: »

my bet it cost fortune, and wont last two month.

Sure won't it be tax payers guaranteed? I see a lot of them paving the bottom of the river.

the beer revolu

flintash wrote: »

my bet it cost fortune, and wont last two month.

Red Nissan wrote: »

Sure won't it be tax payers guaranteed? I see a lot of them paving the bottom of the river.

Isn't it great to see that Cork positivity alive and well!

Why Cork might not get off its knees and become a modern, vibrant, dynamic city with less traffic congestion and less social problems ?

Because it's full of negative, self serving whingebags!!

Karl Stein

flintash wrote: »

my bet it cost fortune, and wont last two month.

That's the spirit.

pwurple

Interesting. So what's the craic, you sign up for it somewhere? You take bike from one slot and park it at another? Or,, could you say.... Take a bike home after a night out in town and bring it back in the morning?

flintash

jeez! im not a whingebag !! just saying... from experience...

54kroc

Would there be any chance of these bikes coming to the suburbs?

Flesh Gorden

pwurple wrote: »

Interesting. So what's the craic, you sign up for it somewhere? You take bike from one slot and park it at another? Or,, could you say.... Take a bike home after a night out in town and bring it back in the morning?

I'd say it will be pretty similar to the Dublin one

copied from their site:

SUBSCRIPTION FEES
Annual Card €20
3 day ticket €5

A guarantee of €150 is required

BIKE HIRE FEES
First ½ Hour : free
1 hour : €0.50
2 hours : €1.50
3 hours : €3.50
4 hours : €6.50
Every extra ½ Hour : €2

Sounds similar to car rental regarding the security deposit I've in bold.

There's another FAQ link from the Dublin site that handles some of the practicality questions
http://www.dublinbikes.ie/How-does-it-work/Frequently-Asked-Questions/Stations-and-bikes#faq0

So you could take the bike home, but it would cost quite a bit if you did compared to the normal pricing structure.

run_Forrest_run

pwurple wrote: »

Interesting. So what's the craic, you sign up for it somewhere? You take bike from one slot and park it at another? Or,, could you say.... Take a bike home after a night out in town and bring it back in the morning?

I love your thinking :-)

Malari

This is great. I commute and cycle for leisure, but I treat my bike like a dog; I never leave it locked up outside on its own :pac: so I would definitely use this scheme. A map would be nice though...

pwurple

Thanks Flesh.... Yeah, sounds like it won't suit the post-pub crowd so. Nice to see points at the bus and train station though, those two badly needed to be linked together.

Hopefully it will work well and be expanded into more of the city. There are plenty of people around Cork who could freewheel into the city center, and then bus it home uphill.

evilivor

flintash wrote: »

my bet it cost fortune, and wont last two month.

It's paid for by the advertising company.

Bacchus

Sounds great. I'd say commuter areas will get stations as the cycle network continues to be worked on and pending the success of this initial outlay.

dudara

I was sceptical when this launched in Dublin, I thought the bikes would get fecked, vandalised etc. But that has turned out to be completely wrong. The scheme is mainly in the city centre between the canals, but it's constantly expanding.

Great to see it opening in Cork now. Looking at the station listing, it seems quite high density. I wonder if they'll set it up so my DublinBikes card will also work here?

PrzemoF

I think it's time to update openstreetmap.org with bike paths and bike rental stations...

LeNNoX

I hope the whole thing (each county) is all part of the one payment scheme and that my Dublin Bikes card will work in Cork? It would be a shame if its separate cards for each county.

Pitcairn

LeNNoX wrote: »

I hope the whole thing (each county) is all part of the one payment scheme and that my Dublin Bikes card will work in Cork? It would be a shame if its separate cards for each county.

I think the ultimate aim is that the Leap card system will work for all the bike schemes but initially I'd say the Cork one won't be connected with the Dublin one.

Bacchus

Pitcairn wrote: »

I think the ultimate aim is that the Leap card system will work for all the bike schemes but initially I'd say the Cork one won't be connected with the Dublin one.

It'd be a hell of a cycle anyway on one of those bikes :P

AugustusMinimus

Looks like a nice setup. One question though. What if you get to a station and there isn't space to park your bike ?

Pitcairn

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Looks like a nice setup. One question though. What if you get to a station and there isn't space to park your bike ?

They'' give you the location of the nearest docking station with an empty lock and add 15 minutes to your free-time period.

Bacchus

Pitcairn wrote: »

They'' give you the location of the nearest docking station with an empty lock and add 15 minutes to your free-time period.

One would hope they would adapt quickly to the needs (supply and demand) but the initial layout looks quite good. Looking forward to this. It'll be nice to be able to cycle down to Fitzgerald's park from town on a sunny day

Knasher

AugustusMinimus wrote: »

Looks like a nice setup. One question though. What if you get to a station and there isn't space to park your bike ?

You can usually also lookup online how many bikes and spaces a station currently has before you head to it.

HurtLocker

Why not have a station at CIT. The mind boggles.

Bacchus

HurtLocker wrote: »

Why not have a station at CIT. The mind boggles.

It was probably just too far out for this initial rollout. That's a long way away from the city center to have docking station. What happens if there are no spaces left there? You'd have to have more stations nearby that customers could use or else they face having to cycle back towards town.

Poxyshamrock

According to Alan Kelly, the work is starting this week! Anyone notice it around town?

Pitcairn

I saw a roadworks notice that work is starting near Gaol Cross today to install the electric lines that will serve the docking stations.

I think they will spend the next few weeks doing that type of work before later installing the actual docking stations.

http://www.theaa.ie/AA/AA-Roadwatch/Story.aspx?id=57392