Sustainable, fast and smart mobility: a summer of novelties and experiments to get around Rimini without a car

Published on: 15 July 2021

A panel of services able to intercept everyone's needs, to move in a smart, sustainable and economic way. The Rimini summer is a season of innovation and experimentation on the mobility front, with new services. A mobility, therefore, increasingly attentive to the environment, capable of intercepting the opportunities offered by technology to lighten the traffic on the streets of the city.

 

Electric micro-mobility: scooters, e-bikes, scooters

1,300 scooters, 300 e-bikes, 50 scooters: these are the numbers of micromobility sharing services active this summer in the municipality of Rimini. A fleet of vehicles available to Rimini residents and tourists thanks to the collaboration between the Municipality and the partners Bird, present with about 800 scooters, and Lime, with 300 scooters and 300 ebike in free floating model Jump. New for the summer are the 100% electric scooters of the MiMoto brand, to be used in the city area with the exception of the ZTL areas of the historic center and the Parco del Mare. A service that can be used with an app, born on the proposal of BeCharge, a company that manages the service of charging columns for electric vehicles in the municipal area. At the moment there are 84 recharging points in Rimini. New services that can be integrated with the Metromare, also a full electric service.

 

Car sharing

The 100% electric car sharing service already active in Bologna, Ferrara and Casalecchio di Reno, made its debut at the end of June. Fifty 100% electric Renault Zoe available to book and drive only by downloading an app: you can book the ride from your smartphone and pay by credit card. The electric Zoe have a range of over 300 kilometers and parking on the blue lines is free. Can also be used outside Rimini, but by returning the car to an area covered by the service, organized by Tper.

 

On the beach without worries: "Shuttle mare" and "Mare comodo"

Active since June 28, Shuttle Mare is the free transport service that connects the south Rimini beach (from the canal port to Bagno 100) with a parking area out-of-town. The Shotl App allows you to book the service. The user can book the shuttle bus for up to 5 people.

Even the northern area of ​​Rimini is covered by a service called "Mare Comodo". Is a shuttle service, active every Saturday and Sunday in July and August, which connects the Fiera Ovest car park to the Viserba railway station. For the price of 3 euros, you can leave your car in the guarded parking lot of the fair and take advantage of the shuttles that depart every 20 minutes between 8.30am and 10.30am. In the afternoon, from 5.30pm to 7.30pm, the shuttle service will take you back from the station to your car. For those who must return to the car park from 10:30am to 5:30pm, it is possible to book the shuttle free of charge (+39 327 468 63 51).

 

Moovit, mobility by app

Moovit, the application born from the collaboration with Start Romagna that allows you to find in a few minutes the best solutions to reach your destination and to know in real time the arrival time of public transport at the stop. 51 urban and extra-urban lines, nearly 3,000 stops in the province of Rimini and in Romagna, and school lines have also been mapped and inserted. When the user queries the app to find out the best route to reach their destination, Moovit offers all possible routes: from buses to regional trains, from electric scooters to bicycles.

 

Bike Park

The Bike Park, a stone's throw from the station, has become a reference point for those who travel by bike. Many services: secure parking, bicycle rental, bicycle workshop equipped with mechanical and information assistance, charging electric bicycles, accessories shop and a small bar. And for those who are passing through and would like to stay only for a few hours in the city, it is possible to use the luggage storage (€ 4 per bag for 24 hours). Furthermore, for those traveling with Trenitalia, there are reductionsto use the services . An additional opportunity to discover the area by bicycle, thanks to the almost 130 km of cycle and pedestrian paths that connect the sea, the center and the hinterland.

 

The station hub

The Rimini railway station, strategic access area to the city, is the new hub of sustainable mobility: the area represents the terminus of almost all the urban and interurban lines of public transport, the Metromare and the cycle paths of the Bicipolitan. For those who need to reach the station, it is possible to take advantage of the free 'kiss and ride' car park, which allows a quick stop to all those accompanying or welcoming departing and arriving travelers. A type of parking already active also in the Metropark car parks, where it is possible to book and buy the parking space together with the train travel ticket. Other car parks are available to leave the car a short distance from the station, including the Clementini Parking and Rimini Parking.

 

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