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As an alternative to the car or public transport , many cities are investing in systems that allow users to borrow a bicycle at one point and return it somewhere else. By June 2014, 712 cities around the world had such a system for bicycle sharing, totalling roughly 806,200 bicycles and 37,500 bicycle stations. But how are these bicycles distributed among the stations? And how can you be sure there will be a free space to park your bike at your destination?
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Samaey, G., Vandewalle, J.P.L. (2022). The Right Bike in the Right Place. In: The Invisible Power of Mathematics. Copernicus Books . Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-2776-1_11
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