News Archive 2009
OYBike Press Releases 2009
Official OYBike press releases for 2009 can be found in the sub-menu on the left. Media articles in local and national press can be found below:
OYBike in the News
26th November 2009 - The Guardian
Bike hire revolution hits Cardiff - James Randerson: It may not be on the scale of similar projects in Copenhagen or Nice, but the Welsh capital's bike hire scheme has a lot going for it....
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/green-living-blog/2009/nov/26/bike-hire-cardiff
6th November 2009 - The Independent
The city of Nice in France, on the Mediterranean coast, has recently become yet another popular international destination with its own cohort of bicycles available for public use.....
www.independent.co.uk/environment/nice-welcomes-top-sailing-teams-with-bicycle-scheme-1815987.html
22nd September 2009 - WalesOnline
Our man puts city cycle scheme to the test - THE last time I clambered aboard a bicycle I was 12 years old and while the machines might not have changed much since then, I certainly have.
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http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/cardiff-news/2009/09/22/our-man-puts-city-cycle-scheme-to-the-test-91466-24747387/
22nd September 2009 - WalesOnline
22nd September 2009 - BBC
A "Paris-style" cycle rental scheme allowing people to pick up and drop off bikes at new hire stations to be dotted around Cardiff has been launched....
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/south_east/8267199.stm
12th August 2009 - ww.road.cc
A new Smart bike scheme in Cardiff will start next month which will allow the public to hire and ride bikes throughout the city centre, Cathays and Cardiff Bay after a review of cycling in the city.
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http://road.cc/content/news/6429-cardiff-launch-city-centre-bike-hire-scheme-september