MUMBAI: City planning authority MMRDA is taking a look to create dedicated bicycle paths and stands near metro stations being advanced within the megapolis.
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's (MMRDA) newly-appointed Commissioner RA Rajeev has undertaken an innovative initiative to advertise 'bicycle motion' on the strains of the person who started in 1974 in Bogota in Colombia.
"I am considering pushing the bicycle movement. One cannot turn a blind eye to the way world is responding to the environment call," he said in a commentary issued through MMRDA on Tuesday.
Rajeev further said he is considering creating bicycle stands at metro stations, a couple of dedicated cycle paths that can allow folks to cycle to stations and again house. "Bike-share system can also be considered if Mumbaikars embrace the concept. The system will provide bike-stations around metro stations with parking facility," he said.
Citing a couple of examples of the bicycle motion adopted in different countries Rajeev said, 60 in step with cent of Finland and 57 in step with cent of Japan's population use bicycle. While it is 48 in step with cent each and every in Belgium and Switzerland, nearly 37.2 in step with cent of China's population makes use of bicycles.
"There's a bicycle movement in Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, United States of America. The movement which began in 1974 in Bogota, became a Colombian tradition and is now spreading around the world," Rajeev added.
He further said if the initiative will get excellent response, MMRDA might consider introducing a 'self-driven-cycle-cab' through which one can take a cycle from a bike-station and succeed in another one to cross the distance.
It is also recalled nearly over seven years again MMRDA had spent nearly Rs 6.5 crore to expand a dedicated cycling observe in BKC, which ultimately proved a significant failure as the passage was once used for parking of automobiles.
Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority's (MMRDA) newly-appointed Commissioner RA Rajeev has undertaken an innovative initiative to advertise 'bicycle motion' on the strains of the person who started in 1974 in Bogota in Colombia.
"I am considering pushing the bicycle movement. One cannot turn a blind eye to the way world is responding to the environment call," he said in a commentary issued through MMRDA on Tuesday.
Rajeev further said he is considering creating bicycle stands at metro stations, a couple of dedicated cycle paths that can allow folks to cycle to stations and again house. "Bike-share system can also be considered if Mumbaikars embrace the concept. The system will provide bike-stations around metro stations with parking facility," he said.
Citing a couple of examples of the bicycle motion adopted in different countries Rajeev said, 60 in step with cent of Finland and 57 in step with cent of Japan's population use bicycle. While it is 48 in step with cent each and every in Belgium and Switzerland, nearly 37.2 in step with cent of China's population makes use of bicycles.
"There's a bicycle movement in Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, United States of America. The movement which began in 1974 in Bogota, became a Colombian tradition and is now spreading around the world," Rajeev added.
He further said if the initiative will get excellent response, MMRDA might consider introducing a 'self-driven-cycle-cab' through which one can take a cycle from a bike-station and succeed in another one to cross the distance.
It is also recalled nearly over seven years again MMRDA had spent nearly Rs 6.5 crore to expand a dedicated cycling observe in BKC, which ultimately proved a significant failure as the passage was once used for parking of automobiles.
MMRDA mulls bicycle paths near Mum Metro stns
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