Thursday, August 23, 2018

Bicycles.

In Pozna艅 it's possible to rent a bicycle in 100 different locations. It started in 2012 and expanded to 1200 bicycles. For the past six years, Nextbike has been the operator of the system, but with the end of this cycling season, the contract signed with the company ends and ZTM has already announced a tender for selecting the operator for the next three years.The tasks of the new operator will include the management of the existing system and the creation of a new unstable system. The bicycles included in this system will be equipped with GPS transmitters and a locking lock, and users will be able to leave them anywhere in the area of ​​the designated zone. In the initial period, the new system will have 500 bikes and will be expanded every year by a further 100 bicycles. 

It seems to me this reduction from 1200 to 500 bicycles in the beginning of the new contract should be a big cause for concern. That is less than half of what we have now. Yes, the addition of the GPS system is a good thing but the reduction is not. Why change companies? By adding 100 bicycles a year it will take 7 years to return to 1200 bicycles IF ZTM is still the operator then.

Yes, it's Thursday and that means food shopping day.  First I had to get gasoline for the car, 27.5 liters(7 1/4gal.). 136PLN($36), then it was off to Carrefour for the food. We spent 123 PLN

Today the Michigan cousin are going to visit Zakopane. 

 W Poznaniu mo偶na wynaj膮膰 rower w 100 r贸偶nych miejscach. To zacz臋艂o si臋 w 2012 roku i rozszerzy艂o do 1200 rower贸w. Przez ostatnie sze艣膰 lat Nextbike by艂 operatorem systemu, ale wraz z ko艅cem tego sezonu rowerowego umowa z firm膮 wygasa, a ZTM og艂osi艂 ju偶 przetarg na wyb贸r operatora na nast臋pne trzy lata.
Zadania nowego operatora b臋d膮 obejmowa膰 zarz膮dzanie istniej膮cym systemem i stworzenie nowego niesta艂ego systemu. Rowery wchodz膮ce w sk艂ad tego systemu b臋d膮 wyposa偶one w nadajniki GPS i zamek blokuj膮cy, a u偶ytkownicy b臋d膮 mogli zostawi膰 je w dowolnym miejscu na obszarze wyznaczonej strefy. W pocz膮tkowym okresie nowy system b臋dzie mia艂 500 rower贸w i b臋dzie rozszerzany co roku o kolejne 100 rower贸w.

Wydaje mi si臋, 偶e redukcja z 1200 do 500 rower贸w na pocz膮tku nowej umowy powinna by膰 powodem do niepokoju. To mniej ni偶 po艂owa tego, co mamy teraz. Tak, dodanie systemu GPS to dobra rzecz, ale zmniejszenie liczby rower贸w ju偶 nie. Po co zmienia膰 firmy? Dodaj膮c 100 rower贸w rocznie, powr贸t do 1200 rower贸w zajmie 7 lat. JE呕ELI ZTM nadal b臋dzie operatorem do tego czasu.


Tak, jest czwartek, a to oznacza dzie艅 na zakup 偶ywno艣ci. Najpierw musia艂em zatankowa膰 benzyn臋 do samochodu, 27,5 litra (7 1/4 gal.) za 136PLN (36 USD), a nast臋pnie pojechali艣my do Carrefour po 偶ywno艣膰. Wydali艣my 123 PLN.


Dzisiaj kuzyni z Michigan zamierzaj膮 odwiedzi膰 Zakopane.