Taiwan's bike-sharing system (Youbike) in Numbers

I’ve investigated my favorite commute system in Taipei: Youbike! I was doing this for myself but then decided to share it in an essay. Wanted to share here some interesting number for the curious. Did you know that :

  • There are 3 million monthly Youbike rides
  • a Youbike costs 9200 NTD to buy?
  • The longest cycling path is 968km long
  • Youbike’s station were located from 200m to 600m to each others?
  • There was 1 or 2 persons responsible for an area to “rebalance” stations

The full investigation is here , I hope you enjoy it!

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Nice overview!
Thanks for sharing!

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Exciting information!

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I always wondered how many people there were and how they knew which to move and such. Thanks for sharing!

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I think it deserves more investigation. I’ll try to talk to one when I’ll see one!