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Summary.
On July 15, 2007, Bertrand Delanoë arrived at the Town Hall with his municipal team, riding brand new gray bicycles.
That day, the mayor of Paris inaugurated Vélib ', a self-service bicycle system designed by the French advertising company JCDecaux, responsible for setting up the system in the capital.
Vélib 'is quickly becoming essential.
In 2017, it had 290,000 users.
But a year later, the Smovengo company became the new manager and subscriptions fell by half.
The late delivery, repeated technical problems and striking employees paralyze the service.
After the crisis, Vélib 'is now better developed, but is not optimal.
The public authorities are putting pressure on the company, which deplores the lack of funding.
A battle emerges, highlighting a failing economic model.
In this episode of Source Code, Claire Duhamel and Sébastian Compagnon, journalists at Le Parisien, retrace the story of the Vélib 'fiasco.
Credits.
Editorial management: Pierre Chausse - Editor-in-chief: Jules Lavie - Reporter: Clawdia Prolongeau - Production: Mona Delahais, Ambre Rosala and Raphaël Pueyo - Production and mixing: Julien Montcouquiol - Music: François Clos, Audio Network - Graphic identity: Upian - Archives: INA, BFM, France Bleu
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About Source Code.
Source Code is Le Parisien's daily news podcast.
Stories told by the editorial staff or by those who experienced them directly.
An appointment carried by the presenter Jules Lavie and the reporter Clawdia Prolongeau, to find from Monday to Friday from 6 p.m. on LeParisien.fr or on the main listening platforms.
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