A sharing scheme rolls on after success: Ten new villages receive funding for bicycles
The Central Denmark Region will investigate whether e-bikes and electric cargo bikes can make it easier to combine daily travel with public transport.
The funds can, among other things, go towards shared e-bikes, which villagers can use to transport themselves to, for example, public transport. (Photo: © Mads Claus Rasmussen, Ritzau Scanpix) 40 minutes ago
Ten villages in the Central Denmark Region now have the opportunity to establish local sharing schemes with e-bikes and electric cargo bikes.
The Central Denmark Region writes in a press release that it has selected the villages for the third phase of a project called The Sharing Bike, where each village can receive up to 50,000 kroner in subsidies.
The purpose is to investigate whether shared bikes can make it easier for residents in rural areas to get to and from buses, trains, and light rail.
- When we invest in mobility, we also invest in vibrant local communities, says Per Møller Jensen (S), chairman of the Committee for Regional Development in the press release.
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These ten villages can look forward to receiving funding
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Boes – Skanderborg Municipality
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Ejsing – Holstebro Municipality
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Gl. Harlev – Aarhus Municipality
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Hover – Ringkøbing-Skjern Municipality
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Lemming – Silkeborg Municipality
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Pindstrup – Syddjurs Municipality
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Sdr. Felding – Herning Municipality
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Tastum – Viborg Municipality
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Timring – Herning Municipality
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Vestbirk – Horsens Municipality
Source: Central Denmark Region
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Must run it themselves
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The local schemes must be developed and run by the villages themselves. They must, among other things, decide on bike type, placement, booking, operation, and maintenance.
According to the Central Denmark Region, the shared bikes can, among other things, help residents in villages where the bus does not run all day, or where there is no public transport nearby.
- It should not be decisive for whether you can get to work or participate in leisure activities whether you live in a place with a bus connection, says Vivi Altenburg (DD), deputy chairman of the Committee for Regional Development in the press release.
The region will monitor the schemes for approximately 12 months. When the project period ends, the villages keep the bikes and can continue the schemes locally.
In 2024 and 2025, 59 villages participated in the project's first two phases. According to the Central Denmark Region, nearly 2,000 residents used the bikes, and approximately 135,000 kilometers were registered. All 59 villages chose to continue their sharing scheme after the trial period.
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