Mohamed Moussa and Ayman Roshdi
Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel Aaal yesterday met with director of Egypt’s bureau for UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) Rania Hedya to follow up on the final measures for ‘Cairo Bike’ project in preparation for its launch.
The project is being implemented by the governorate in partnership with UN-Habitat and Swiss non-profit Drosos Foundation, with technical support and supervision by the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP).
“Cairo Bike aims to encourage and promote the use of bicycles as an alternative means of transportation. It is the first bike-sharing system to be implemented in Egypt,” Cairo governor said, adding that the project is in line with Egypt’s hosting of the 27th UN Conference of Parties on Climate Change (COP27) to be held this November.
“The project brings an alternative, environmentally friendly means of public transportation in downtown Cairo and its surrounding areas, which are known for their traffic congestion and gridlocked streets,” the governor added.
“Through this project, Cairo seeks to support the integration of transportation with health and environmental practices to limit harmful greenhouse gas emissions in the capital. It also seeks to reduce dependence on cars,” he added.
The project depends on the presence of a large network of points where bikes are available for public use through a mobile application. The first phase of the project will include 250 bicycles distributed across 26 stations. All bikes are fitted with a GPS tracker.
