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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
This week we were trying to get the perfect color for the namma cycle so that it attracts the students to ride the bicycle. Here is the look and feel of the cycle. Let me know what you feel....
We are happy to share the news that a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Ride A Cycle Foundation (RAC-F), EMBARQ and Gubbi Labs to implement the Namma Cycle Bicycle Sharing program on an experimental basis...
While we wait for things to move to the next stage with Bangalore University, the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore has shown interest in providing space for the University bicycle sharing experiment. Indian Institute of Science has a...