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21/01/2013
Dublin Bike Scheme Expansion Delayed
Dublin City Council have said the expansion of the bike scheme in the city will be delayed until at least summer as negotiations and planning have yet to be finalised.
Discussions between the council and the system’s operator, JCDecaux, were meant to be completed before the new year, but it is now expected to be spring before a final agreement is reached.
A council spokesman said: “Negotiations with JCDecaux regarding the expansion of the bike scheme are ongoing and are expected to be completed in early spring. Work is at the final stages of the detailed design of the expanded bike scheme.”
The delay comes as users of the popular on-street bicycle rental scheme have peddled close to five million journeys in less than 3½ years.
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Discussions between the council and the system’s operator, JCDecaux, were meant to be completed before the new year, but it is now expected to be spring before a final agreement is reached.
A council spokesman said: “Negotiations with JCDecaux regarding the expansion of the bike scheme are ongoing and are expected to be completed in early spring. Work is at the final stages of the detailed design of the expanded bike scheme.”
The delay comes as users of the popular on-street bicycle rental scheme have peddled close to five million journeys in less than 3½ years.
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