WikiProject Belgium/Blue-bike

Blue-bike is a bicycle rental network in Belgium, primarily aimed to provide a bike for the last mile after a train trip.

Bikes should be returned to the same point where they were taken from and should be returned within 24 hours, otherwise a surplus cost is charged. Most points are located near a Flemish railway station.

A yearly membership is required. Additionally, for the bikes at most points, a usage fee has to paid. Some local governments have an agreement with the operator to lower or waive the usage fee.

Tagging

Required
amenity	bicycle_rental
name	Blue-bike <name of point>
brand	Blue-bike
brand:wikidata	Q17332642
network	Blue-bike
network:wikidata	Q17332642
rental	city_bike
membership	required
Recommended
bicycle_rental	key_dispensing_machine	A key dispensing machine is present. The bikes have a classic, mechanical frame lock. Users retrieve a key from the machine, and find the corresponding bike in the parking.
	dropoff_point	No key dispensing machine is present. The bikes have an electronic lock that can be unlocked with a membership card or with a smartphone app.
	key_dispensing_machine;dropoff_point	Some bikes have a mechanical frame lock and others have an electronic lock.
url	https://www.blue-bike.be/location-details/.../	You can find it at https://www.blue-bike.be/find-a-location/.
opening_hours		often 24/7
capacity	<amount of bikes>
image	<URL to an image>
Optional
fee	yes / no	Some local governments have an agreement with the operator to provide the bikes free of charge (apart from the yearly subscription).
indoor	yes / no
level	-1 / 0 / ...	if indoor
covered	yes / no
location	underground	if applicable
operator	Blue-Mobility	Currently the network is operated by Blue-Mobility NV.

Quality assurance

These are Overpass queries to find Blue-bike points that could use some attention.

Non-conformant (missing the required tags) or missing url=*

[out:json][timeout:25];

{{geocodeArea:Belgium}}->.searchArea;

(
  nwr[network  ~ "[bB]lue[ -]?[bB]ike"](area.searchArea);
  nwr[name     ~ "[bB]lue[ -]?[bB]ike"](area.searchArea);
  nwr[brand    ~ "[bB]lue[ -]?[bB]ike"](area.searchArea);
  nwr[operator ~ "[bB]lue[ -]?[bB]ike"](area.searchArea);
  nwr[amenity  = bicycle_rental]
     [operator ~ "[bB]lue[ -]?[mM]obility"](area.searchArea);
)->.bluebike;
(
  nwr.bluebike[amenity != bicycle_rental];
  nwr.bluebike[name    !~ "^Blue-bike .{2,}$"];
  
  nwr.bluebike[brand              != "Blue-bike"];
  nwr.bluebike["brand:wikidata"   != Q17332642];
  nwr.bluebike[network            != "Blue-bike"];
  nwr.bluebike["network:wikidata" != Q17332642];
  
  nwr.bluebike[rental     !~ "^(.*;)?city_bike(;.*)?$"];
  nwr.bluebike[membership != required];

  nwr.bluebike[url        !~ "^https://www.blue-bike.be/location-details"];
);

out body;
>;
out skel qt;

No bicycle_rental=*

[out:json][timeout:25];

{{geocodeArea:Belgium}}->.searchArea;

nwr[network="Blue-bike"][amenity=bicycle_rental][!bicycle_rental](area.searchArea);

out body;
>;
out skel qt;

Certain atypical tags

[out:json][timeout:25];

{{geocodeArea:Belgium}}->.searchArea;

nwr[network="Blue-bike"][amenity=bicycle_rental](area.searchArea)->.bluebike;
(
  nwr.bluebike[bicycle_rental][bicycle_rental!~"^(key_dispensing_machine|dropoff_point|key_dispensing_machine;dropoff_point)$"]; // These are the only set-ups that Blue-bike has; they don't have docking stations or manned shops
  nwr.bluebike[website]; // Blue-bike points do not typically have a website of their own. Use url=* to link to the point's blue-bike.be page
  nwr.bluebike[shop]; // Sometimes someone adds shop=rental, but this is not appropriate
  nwr.bluebike[wheelchair][wheelchair!=no]; // These bicycles are not suitable for wheelchair users
);

out body;
>;
out skel qt;

See also

• https://www.blue-bike.be/