Pedalro
Pedalro (Korean: 페달로) is a municipal public bicycle-sharing system operated by Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do. As of 2020 it had 136 stations in Ansan-si and more than 1,500 public bicycles. It allows people to borrow a bicycle from a bicycle rack and return it at another one. It has been promoted as a new short-distance transportation method that aims replace automobiles because bicycles are made available for anybody, anytime, anywhere as conveniently as possible. However, as of early 2021 plans to end the service have been announced due to the spread of competing commercial services such as Kakao T bike. Therefore Ansan-si has decided to abolish the Pedalo service by the end of 2021. Etymology Pedalro is a compound word of 'pedal', the starting point for transmitting power to the bicycle and 'road (Korean: 길; Chinese: 路)', to traveling by bicycle, meaning of stepping the pedals and running on the road. History In June 2010, Ansan-si was selected as one of the top 10 bicycle hub cities by Ministry of the Interior and Safety and the Pedalo service started on May 16, 2013. During the proceeding four-year project period, October 2010 to May 2013, a total project cost of 8,7 billion won