Velib’ Métropole, Large-scale bike sharing in Paris Velib’ Métropole

Velib’ is a large-scale bike-sharing system in Paris, France, launched in 2007 by the mayor of the city and operated as a public-private partnership. In 2018, it was rebranded as Vélib’ Métropole, and a new operator won the contract. Today there are 1,400 stations in the city of Paris and the surrounding Ile-de-France region, and 20,000 bikes, of which 40% are electric. In 2020 the service had 400,000 subscribers.