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Brisbane to get free bikes

Sophie Elsworth From: The Courier-MailDecember 09, 2007

FREE bicycle hire around the city could be introduced to Brisbane commuters and tourists next year.

Lord Mayor Campbell Newman is concerned about ongoing traffic pollution and congestion in the city, and hopes to introduce a public bike-hire system like those in some European cities.

“I hope that once people see how easy it is to get around the city by bike they’ll start thinking about using the car less for those quick trips down to the shops and other short journeys,” he said yesterday.

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