TEL O FUN, rent a green bike in Tel Aviv has started

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TEL O FUN docking station at Rothschild Boulevard

TEL O FUN docking station at Rothschild Boulevard

Since this month (May 2011) you can rent a bike in Tel Aviv, based on the famous Dutch “Witte Fietsen Plan” (White Bike Plan) (see our article before).
The Tel Aviv Municipality invested NIS 100 million ($25 million) in the so called: Tel O Fun rent a bike. More then 2.000 green bikes you will find at the so called ‘docking stations’ around Tel Aviv. The system works with credit cards (the Amsterdam bike plan in the 60s was free of charge). But, I have to say, it is not expensive in Tel Aviv: less then 30 minutes it is for free; from 31 minutes up to 90 minutes you have to pay just NIS 5 (about $ 1,50 / € 1,00 ) and for a FULL day, you pay only NIS14.- (about $ 4,00 / € 2,90)!!!
Tel Aviv: Kol HaKavod!

[your will find all our articles on cycling in Tel Aviv HERE (or do a search for 'bike']

TEL O FUN docking station at Rothschild Boulevard

TEL O FUN docking station at Rothschild Boulevard

 

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  1. Bart
    Bart 23/05/2011 at 18:19 |

    Hi! I think TLV’s Tel-O-Fun is based on Paris’ Vélib rather than on Amsterdam’s “Witte Fietsen Plan”, exactly because the latter was completely free. Tel-O-Fun is exactly the same system as in Paris.
    Only Paris is more expensive, especially if you want to use the bike a whole day long: that’s why I change bike there every 30 minutes, haha.
    See http://www.velib.paris.fr

    Here in Anwerp we will start with the same initiative soon: Velo: http://www.velo-antwerpen.be

    I cannot wait to use the Tel-O-Fun in two weeks from now! :-)

    1. Frits
      Frits 23/05/2011 at 19:28 |

      Hi,Bart
      Of course there is a difference with Amsterdam in the 60tis.But What we tried to say was: Amsterdam ( PROVO) were the first ever with such a bike-plan. Don’t forget : we are now 50 years later: a complete different time..=)
      Anyway,it it is nice to hear from you again!!
      Warmest regards…….

    2. Ed
      Ed 27/05/2011 at 20:15 |

      HaHa, Bert… As Frits says, you are right… I see it as generations: White Bikes are Generation 0.5, Vélib is Generation 1.0 and Tel O Fun is Generation 1.5…
      And probably Tel O Fun did also take a look on Barclays Cycle Hire (Gen. 1,25 in London and other places and learned about it…

      I envy you that you will use it before I do… ;-)
      Drive safe!

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