{"id":2805,"date":"2013-10-08T10:00:14","date_gmt":"2013-10-08T14:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/?p=2805"},"modified":"2013-10-09T13:57:09","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T17:57:09","slug":"urban-planet-plight-paris-bicyclettes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/spacing.ca\/national\/2013\/10\/08\/urban-planet-plight-paris-bicyclettes\/","title":{"rendered":"Urban Planet: The plight of Paris\u2019 bicyclettes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With recent news of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/canada\/montreal\/bixi-bike-sharing-program-in-financial-trouble-1.1866179\">financial woes<\/a> of the Bixi bike-share programs in cities across Canada, Paris\u2019 community bike program, <a href=\"http:\/\/en.velib.paris.fr\/\"><i>V\u00e9lib<\/i>&#8216;<\/a>, has suffered from serious issues of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/commute\/2013\/09\/paris-thefts-and-vandalism-could-force-bike-share-shrink\/7014\/ \">vandalism and theft<\/a>. With more bikes and city-wide docking stations, coupled with less urban surveillance than its London equivalent, Paris\u2019 initiative may have to reevaluate and reorganize itself in order to remain sustainable.<\/p>\n<p><em>Image courtesy of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/commute\/2013\/09\/paris-thefts-and-vandalism-could-force-bike-share-shrink\/7014\/ \">The Atlantic Cities<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><i>Urban Planet is a roundup of blogs from around the world dealing specifically with urban environments. We\u2019ll be on the lookout for websites outside the country that approach themes related to urban experiences and issues.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>For more stories from around the planet, check out Spacing on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Spacing\/111174192229238\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#%21\/Spacing\">Twitter<\/a>. Do you have an Urban Planet worthy article you\u2019d like to share? 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