OpenStreet Co., Ltd. Three towns in Isoshi-gun, Nara Prefecture, Life 21, and OpenStreet sign a “cooperation agreement for shared cycle business” and start demonstration experiments on shared cycle utilization starting in September.

[OpenStreet Co., Ltd.] Three towns in Isoshi-gun, Nara Prefecture, Life 21, and OpenStreet sign a “collaboration agreement for shared cycle business” and start demonstration experiments on shared cycle utilization from September ​ Image
URL: OpenStreet Inc. Press release: September 27, 2024 Three towns in Isoshi-gun, Nara Prefecture, Life 21, and OpenStreet sign a “cooperation agreement for bicycle sharing business” and start demonstration experiments on bicycle sharing from September. ~ Electrically assisted bicycles are now available in Kawanishi-cho, Miyake-cho, and Tawaramoto-cho ~
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Kawanishi Town, Isoshi District, Nara Prefecture (Mayor: Akihiro Ozawa), Miyake Town (Mayor: Koji Morita), Tawaramoto Town (Mayor: Keishi Takae), Life 21 Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Nara City, Nara Prefecture, President and Representative Director: Takashi Kanazawa, Life 21) and OpenStreet Inc. (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director, President and CEO: Tomoaki Kudo, hereinafter referred to as “OpenStreet”) have entered into a “Collaboration Agreement for Bicycle Sharing Business,” which will be announced in September 2024. We would like to inform you that we have gradually started a shared cycling service using the “HELLO CYCLING” platform. Through this partnership agreement, we will use shared bicycles to solve the last mile of public transportation that cannot be covered by trains, buses, etc. Kawanishi-cho, Miyake-cho, and Tawaramoto-cho, Isoki District, located in the northwestern part of Nara Prefecture, have a well-developed railway network such as the Kintetsu Kashihara Line and Tawaramoto Line, but there are only a few bus routes and taxis in operation, making it difficult to get from the station to the destination. There was a regional issue where transportation to the area was limited to walking. Life21 sells mobile phones from companies such as Softbank and Ymobile, and has 26 stores in Osaka, Hyogo, and Nara prefectures. We also operate a bicycle share business with the aim of strengthening secondary transportation and regional
development, mainly in Nara Prefecture. Life21 and OpenStreet have entered into an agreement with Kawanishi-cho, Miyake-cho, and Tawaramoto-cho, Isoshi-gun, Nara Prefecture, with the aim of supplementing and replacing public transportation functions and verifying regional revitalization. We have started to gradually start sharing cycle services using “CYCLING”. Stations will be set up at 14 locations in 3 towns. “HELLO CYCLING” can be rented and returned anywhere in the country from the stations displayed on the app’s map (approximately 9,000 locations nationwide, as of September 2024), allowing you to conveniently use it when and as much as you want. can be used for. There are also “HELLO CYCLING” stations in nearby cities such as Tenri City, Yamatokoriyama City, and Nara City, so it is possible to travel across regions. OpenStreet will continue to aim to improve the convenience of transportation and promote the development of livable cities by providing multi-mobility sharing services that can be used safely.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113324/138/113324-138-45aa1f77a52cf31bf9af28d18f9c6d7d-3900×2600.jpg ■Main station installation locations Station name location Number of bicycles that can be parked In front of Kawanishi Town Hall 28-1 Yusaki, Kawanishi-cho, Isoki-gun, Nara 5 units Yuzaki Station 584 Yusaki, Kawanishi-cho, Isoki-gun, Nara 5 units Miyake Town Community Development Center MiiMo 689 Bando, Miyake-cho, Isoki-gun, Nara 5 units Kintetsu Iwami Station west side bicycle parking lot 485 Iwami, Miyake-cho, Isoki-gun, Nara 5 units Roadside Station Resty Karako・Key 70-1 Karako, Tawaramoto-cho, Isoki-gun, Nara Prefecture 6 units Tawaramoto Aogaki Lifelong Learning Center 233-1 Sakate,
Tawaramoto-cho, Isoki-gun, Nara 5 units For details on the station location, please see Here Please take a look.
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https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/113324/138/113324-138-f8cc66f5cdfb0af273349a0ec5e44dc9-3900×2600.jpg ■About the use of “HELLO CYCLING” To use it, you need to download the “HELLO CYCLING” app. After registering as a free member on the app, you can easily search for stations, reserve a bicycle, and make payments. In addition, the stations displayed on the app’s map (approximately 9,000 locations nationwide, as of September 2024) can be rented and returned anywhere in the country, making it convenient to use when and as much as you want. You can. Price: 130 yen for the first 30 minutes, extension 100 yen/15 minutes, 1,800 yen/12 hours *Prices may change depending on the vehicle/area used. Please check before using. *Please see the app or the “HELLO CYCLING” homepage for instructions on how to use it. HELLO CYCLING homepage (
https://www.hellocycling.jp/ ) HELLO CYCLING app download (
https://www.hellocycling.jp/app/openapp ) ■About OpenStreet: https://www.openstreet.co.jp/ With the support of the Bicycle Utilization Promotion Act and a unique horizontal division of labor regional partner model, OpenStreet has developed “HELLO CYCLING,” one of the largest shared cycle platforms in Japan, and “HELLO MOBILITY,” a shared mobility platform for scooters and ultra-compact EVs. Through this service, we aim to promote MaaS by providing a variety of transportation methods for the last mile.