The new bicycle house has just opened its doors near Rennes train station.
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J. Gicquel / 20 Minutes
You don't need to be an expert to see that cycling has exploded in recent months in the streets of Rennes.
The counters installed on the cycle paths of the city also attest to this boom in the bicycle in the Breton capital with an increase in attendance "from 50% to 150% depending on the counters", welcomes Mayor Nathalie Appéré.
Since Friday, cyclists also have a new HQ in the Breton capital with the opening of the Maison du Vélo located just next to the station.
Formerly located on rue du Puits-Mauger, the place is the kingdom of the bicycle in the Breton capital.
In particular, users can discover and subscribe to the various bicycle rental offers offered by Keolis in the metropolis.
Soon a 105-kilometer bicycle express network
The Maison du Vélo also welcomes several associations working to promote the bicycle, such as Roazhon Mobility, which puts all those who have not cycled for a long time back in the saddle, or Rayons d'Action, which will occasionally offer engraving workshops. anti-theft.
"Here we are inaugurating a parent company which aims to create other small sectors in the territory", underlines Mayor Nathalie Appéré.
For the commissioning of the second metro line, scheduled just before the summer, mobile bicycle homes should be deployed in the area.
At the start of the year, the Rennes metropolitan area set itself the ambitious objective of achieving 9% modal share of bicycle trips by 2030, compared to just under 5% currently.
To achieve it, elected officials are notably planning the development of a 105-kilometer intercommunal express bicycle network.
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