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    <title><![CDATA[Ara in English - Girocleta]]></title>
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      <title><![CDATA[The Girocleta's big leap, the most unique public bike system]]></title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><img src="https://static1.ara.cat/clip/5d028a9d-598a-4674-a7a6-8619ad70b7ce_16-9-aspect-ratio_default_0.jpg" /></p><p>It has maintained the same annual fee since its inception in 2009. But its service has grown steadily. Nearly 6,000 people use it in a city of just over 100,000 inhabitants, a 15% increase each year. And it costs no more than the annual maintenance of a bus line, €300,000, with a staff of nine. We're talking about Girona's public bicycle service, Girocleta, which was created sixteen years ago following the Bicing model and has become a successful model of sustainable mobility in mid-sized cities by adhering to two very clear principles: being inexpensive, above all, and having very limited and sustained growth, with an average of one or two new stations each year to avoid overcrowding. </p>]]></description>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Mariona Ferrer i Fornells]]></dc:creator>
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      <pubDate><![CDATA[Tue, 10 Feb 2026 14:46:43 +0000]]></pubDate>
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      <media:title><![CDATA[Pere Casas, head of mobility for the Girona City Council, in the warehouse where the Girocleta, Girona's public bicycle, is repaired and tuned up.]]></media:title>
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      <subtitle><![CDATA[Created in 2009 and with a unique direct management model, this 2026 it will expand for the first time in Salt]]></subtitle>
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