Photo: AFPOliver Gee · 14 Sep 2016, 16:23Published: 14 Sep 2016 16:23 GMT+02:00Updated: 14 Sep 2016 16:23 GMT+02:00The Velib scheme in Paris costs the city €15 million a year, a new report has found. Paris City Hall has since confirmed that it forks out around €15 million a year, according to reports in the French media. That total is apparently made up of €1.5 million in vandalism repair, €9 million in deployment to the outer suburbs, and maintenance costing between €3 million and €4 million. Story continues below… Since its 2007 rollout in Paris, the Velib scheme has become a major component in Paris’s public transport system. SEE ALSO: Velib vandals puncture Paris bike rental scheme

Source: The Local September 14, 2016 13:52 UTC