There has been a 35% increase in usage of Brisbane’s City Cycles with over 2,000 trips taken daily.
The City Cycle scheme which originally got off to a slow start, costing taxpayers 13 million dollars, has now been operating for eight years.
The Brisbane service is considered a success in comparison to Melbourne and Sydney’s bike share services which were both shut down this year.
Public transport chairman Adrian Schinner said the success could be attributed to the fact the bikes work on a ‘more orderly’ docked system rather than a dockless system.
Mr Schinner said the bikes are designed not to generate profit but rather to promote a more active and healthy Brisbane.