Bicycle Rental Network (Bubi) To Start In Budapest In April
- 7 Nov 2013 8:02 AM
The Bubi bicycle rental network is expected to start operating in Budapest next April, MOL CEO Zsolt Hernádi and mayor István Tarlós announced on Wednesday. MOL, as chief sponsor of the project, will provide Ft 122 million of the estimated Ft 250 million annual costs of the system. The remainder will be paid by the city, which will receive the revenue from the rentals.
Installation of the terminals will begin in February. The bicycles and parking stations will be protected by a GPS-based tracking system and cameras.
Source: Hungary Around the Clock
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