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Clear Channel Outdoor together with the District Department of Transportation are excited to bring to Washington DC the first self-service public bike rental program. SmartBike DC is a new and alternative transportation network that uses the latest technologies to facilitate user access and is structured to enhance the city’s public transportation system.

Historians of bike sharing programs all credit Clear Channel Outdoor with a pioneering role. The very first self-service bike rental program was ours in the city of Rennes in France in 1998, and subsequently, our programs rapidly spread to Scandinavia and Spain. SmartBike is the only bicycle rental program of its kind in the world: well tested, user and environmentally friendly and complementary to other modes of public transportation.

Located at key locations in the central business district, the bicycles provide a new way of discovering and moving around the city. The bike stations are modular and the bicycles are ergonomic and light-weight in a distinct design. Bicycles are parked at docking points which use a proprietary locking system to ensure that each bicycle is securely stored.

The service is accessible via online subscription . Subscribers will receive a personalized SmartBike DC user card that provides access to any station of the program at any time. 

The turnkey program includes fulltime operational service. Clear Channel’s operational team manages the rotation of bicycles for each station to assure a proper ratio between available bicycles as well as drop-off locations.

		Bike Stations Each bicycle station consists of a rental kiosk and a horizontal rack with docking points. The kiosk processes the rental of bicycles and provides users information. It also transmits the operational status of a specific location to the operations center and sends diagnostic information and alerts to the central server.

Docking Points The docking points (parking slots with locks), which are incorporated in the horizontal racks, secure the bicycle when it is parked at a station. Locking and unlocking of a bike is ergonomic and effortless due to the innovative design and visual and audible instructions provided at the rental kiosk.
Each rack is equipped with electronic communication assemblies that are in permanent contact with the station terminal

		Bicycles Moving around Washington DC by bike should be effortless, irrespective of different road surfaces and without the worry of mechanical failure. SmartBike DC offers a new mode of transportation suited to the needs of its users and adapted to the time-share concept. Based on the latest technological advances and innovative patents, the bicycle meets the criteria of simplicity, strength and comfort.

Operations SmartBike DC uses supervision tools and remote processing to analyze the condition of each bicycle station. To ensure availability of bicycles and parking slots, constant bicycle redistribution is performed by the service team. Minor repairs on bicycles are carried out onsite and all others are performed in the service workshop.