A public e-Bike sharing system for Tartu, Estonia

The opinions of residents and mobile positioning data used for route network analysis will be used in planning locations for the public bicycle sharing system. Therefore, Tartu’s citizen and inhabitants became actively involved in the development of the e-bike sharing system: about 250 people participated in the mapping of locations of the new public bicycle sharing system. As a result, rental stations located across the city will be realized due to the demand.

Developing a public bicycle sharing system is also contributing to the holistic approach in an international project SmartEnCity where the City of Tartu is developing an energy efficient city district operating based on smart solutions in the city centre. Among other solutions several mobility actions have been envisaged in the project together with planning the city wide public e-bicycle sharing system in Tartu. The SmartEnCity project is being funded under the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme.

Currently Tartu has launched the public tender for developing and constructing the whole system during 2019.