Bike sharing is renewed | Service h24, special fares | and two new … – Bergamonews

Bigi is renewed. Bike sharing of the city of Bergamo, service in the last six years has won thousands of Bergamo, will soon be rejuvenated and simplified. Announcements are many, starting from the extension time of 24 hours 00:07 days a week. Currently Bigi has 19 cyclostations, number that will grow in the coming weeks with the activation of the stations Bianzana and San Fermo. The goal of the administration is Atb and inaugurate two more later this year: the new hospital and the area of ​​Saint Lucia.

HERE ARE THE MAIN IMPROVEMENTS:

The service will become available 24 hours on 24, 7 days out of 7 (23 stops today at all);

for those who want to subscribe to the cost of the card is 20 euro per year, with 5 euro mandatory charging for any overruns on the time of withdrawal free;

sampling free to subscribers went from 45 minutes to 60 minutes; if you ef this limit will be deducted from the 1 euro credit for the first two hours and ever-growing amounts of up to 5 euro more than 3 hours;

subscription can be done online and not only all’Atb point of Porta Nuova; will introduce a new way to use even for non-subscribers (occasional, visitors, tourists, etc.): simply download the app for smartphones and by credit card you may take that Bigi for an hour at a cost of € 2 and for 4 hours at a cost of 4 €;

all columns will be improved from the point of view of technology and will become functional, even in case of interruption in electricity and GPRS signal, today cause of most of inefficiency.

RETURNS – “There is great satisfaction with this result – said the councilor for Mobility Stefano Zenoni – because it is a system in recent years has been successful and has maintained a large part of the faithful and loyal. These changes do make a decisive breakthrough. Obviously we work for other cyclostations in the coming years, while remaining faithful to the provisions of Biciplan to get to other locations in 8 more. Remember that the system can expand only gradually, in concentric circles. You just have to pedal. “

Gianni Scarfone , director of ATB, illustrates some technical detail:” We will communicate to all subscribers to the service will be suspended from July 13 and will be restored by the end of the month .. We move from a system based on a mechanical locking in a magnetic type: allows you to use the app and through the return of the bike without a card. “

Satisfied Alessandro Redondo , President Atb: “It ‘a service that continues to grow and function. Operation is easier, less expensive and 24 hours on 24, extension especially important for young people. The ability to use the Bigi with App approaching this service to tourists “.