Namma Cycle in 2012
Namma Cycle left the year 2012 with over 3000 trips covering 4500 km. In the process, it prevented a tonne of CO2 emissions because 300 liters of petrol were not used, saving about 25,000 rupees. Though the user...
Join us in creating the future of mobility
Looking for a space to explore and experiment while you take time off? Make your sabbatical exciting while you co-create a sustainable urban mobility program. The public bicycle sharing system at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore is...
Intern with Namma Cycle
Namma Cycle is looking for interns interested in understanding the nuances of designing and creating public utilities, specifically in the area of Urban Mobility. It is also an opportunity to explore various frameworks such as social enterprise, co-operatives, self-help...
Bicycle for Biodiversity
Of all the developmental issues that are discussed at various events, seminars and competitions, the one aspect that actually brings people to such events – Mobility – is often the most neglected. IISc was the venue for the 2nd...
Santa’s gift to our node managers
Our Node Managers got an early Christmas present when they got the Android version of EcBike (pronounced “Easy Bike”) on their Samsung Chat mobile phones. EcBike is NammaCycle’s software system that supports the processes behind public bicycle sharing. Deepak...
Less is more
How often do we get to see people asking you to increase the fare? Also, how do we get people to accept the idea of unlimited free rides (for short rides)? The idea of first few minutes of usage...
A slice of Copenhagen in Bangalore
Yesterday, we were happy to share our cycle, and our philosophy of cycle sharing, with a guest from Copenhagen. Copenhagen happens to be one of our inspirations for making our towns and cities cycle friendly, so, we were naturally...
The advantages of a simple, flexible system
When we planned 5 stations for phase 1, we wanted to strike a balance between reaching out to the outermost areas of IISc as well as serve locations where movement of people is high. In the last 2 weeks...
Agile in action @ Namma Cycle
The past 2 weeks at the lovely campus at IISc has seen another reason to go green and healthy. The much talked about bicycle sharing system – Namma Cycle – was finally launched on 6th August. Ever since, we...
Flag-off at IISc
We welcome one and all to the flag-off event of Namma Cycle – campus bicycle sharing initiative at IISc – on 6th August at 10:30 am.