Bikeshare is hot in Paris & Utah Transit Celebrates Big Wins

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Bikeshare numbers are soaring in Paris, and the Utah Transit

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Authority is celebrating its 2023 wins.

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Welcome to your Transit Unplugged News Minute.

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Shared micromobility is taking off in Paris, France.

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According to the Institute of Transportation Studies at the University

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of California, Berkeley, the number of dockless bikesharing trips in Paris

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has more than doubled in the past year.

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In September 2023, an estimated 2 million trips were taken by dockless bikesharing

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compared to 750, 000 trips last year.

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And the Utah Transit Authority has released its top wins for 2023.

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This includes serving over 100, 000 fans for the NBA All Star weekend

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and going zero fare for 10 days.

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And they started a fun in transit program.

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This program included art crawls, party trains, and December jingle

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trains, where riders can sing holiday carols and meet with Santa.

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about moving the world's people.

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I'm Julie Gates.