Abstract:

The report aims to capture recent developments and trends in domain of public bicycle sharing (PBS) focusing on Indian context. Many cities in India are operating PBS schemes with each city having adopted different model of planning and operation. Introduction of supportive policies from government towards sustainable modes of transportation has also helped in enabling private sector participation in providing these bicycle sharing services. Over last few years, many of the Indian cities like Bengaluru, Delhi, Chennai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Bhopal, Bhubaneswar, Indore etc. have not only witnessed entry of global bike sharing companies but also handful of local start-ups like Mobycy, Yulu and Zoom car have started providing these services. While some of these programs have been successful, others have struggled to sustain operations.

The report collates experiences from five Indian cities (Bhopal, Bengaluru, Pune, Ranchi, and Mysuru) as well as international case studies and attempts to investigate overall planning and policy framework including designing parameters, business models and regulatory aspects. The key outcome of the report is to bring out issues and challenges in operation of public bike sharing and to develop recommendations for improving existing PBS systems in Indian cities.