The little red and white bike turned green and powered by electricity is cruising like never before. Since January, with the arrival of 2,500 electric Vélo’v, the numbers are skyrocketing: 10,000 new subscribers, a record high of 56,000 rentals in a single day (on April 10th, for the curious), and bikes that are spinning almost as much as a DJ in an open-air event. On average, each bike makes 9.3 trips a day. And you don't need to be a math whiz to see that it's really taking off, just like the hills of Fourvière that we can now conquer without ending up exhausted.
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So, naturally, in light of this success that would make any scooter blush, the Greater Lyon Metropolis and JCDecaux are stepping on the gas: 33 new stations will spring up in the area, including four in the very hilly 5th arrondissement. It's a strong signal for neighborhoods long forgotten by the Vélo’v plan, but also for the towns just beyond the symbolic border of the périphérique. Chassieu, Champagne, and Saint-Germain-au-Mont-d’Or are joining the party, while Vénissieux, Vaulx-en-Velin, and Saint-Fons are finally getting the long-awaited stations. Even Villeurbanne, which is often well-equipped, is getting a nice upgrade in Buers and Saint-Jean.
Making Lyon a Capital of Electric Bikes
The message is clear: soft mobility must be inclusive. “There’s no reason Vénissieux should be out of the game once you cross the périphérique,” emphasizes...e;le Bruno Bernard, president of the Metropolis. And even if the number of bikes only increases slightly (we're talking about a rise of around 6 to 7 %), JCDecaux assures that it can maintain balance with its teams of rebalancers on the ground.
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The network expansion is not limitless just yet — it still depends on advertising revenue and potential agreements with the relevant municipalities — but it's on a clear path: making Vélo'v as accessible as it is convenient, and turning Lyon into a true capital of electric bikes. In short, no more excuses not to pedal, even when the hills get steep!
The locations of the 33 new Vélo'v stations:
Champagne au mont d’Or: Town Hall
Chassieu: Center
Collonges au mont d’Or: Center
Décines-Charpieu: Sept Chemins
Lyon 2: VL market station
Lyon 5: César Geoffray
Lyon 5: Radisson – Musée Lugduum
Lyon 5: Notre Dame des Mini
Lyon 5: FourvièreLyon 7: Friche PUP Gingko
Lyon 7: Parc Sergent Blandan
Lyon 9: Square des 400
Lyon 9: Observance
Lyon 9: Marietton – Bourbonnais
Oullins-Pierre-Bénite: Chabrières
Saint-Fons: Clochettes-Palabre
Saint-Fons: Arsenal 2
Saint-Fons: Gare
Saint-Fons/Vénissieux: Clochette-Farge
Saint-Genis-Laval: Hôpitaux Sud
Saint-Germain-au-Mont d’Or: Gare
Vaulx-en-Velin: Place Robert-Badinter
Vaulx-en-Velin: PUP Gimenez
Vaulx-en-Velin: Grappinière
Vénissieux: Coblod
Vénissieux: Centre Bourg
Vénissieux: Martyrs de la Résistance
Vénissieux: Houel-Mairie
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Vénissieux: Vénissieux-Minguettes
Villeurbanne: Kruger
Villeurbanne : Buers
Villeurbanne: Saint-Jean
Villeurbanne: Primat
