There was a gratis bicycle plan in Amsterdam in 1965 ('witte fietsenplan'): https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/26/story-cities-amsterdam-bike-share-sc

There was a gratis bicycle plan in Amsterdam in 1965 ('witte fietsenplan'): https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/26/story-cities-amsterdam-bike-share-scheme https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2016/apr/26/story-cities-... Interestingly enough 'The free white bikes were quickly removed by the police, who were hostile to Provo’s anarchist initiatives. ' Also, apparently, they had a small-scale electric car-sharing system in 1974.