{"id":15790,"date":"2011-10-27T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2011-10-27T09:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/?p=15790"},"modified":"2011-10-27T11:20:10","modified_gmt":"2011-10-27T09:20:10","slug":"bike-sharing-in-nicosia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mamchenkov.net\/wordpress\/2011\/10\/27\/bike-sharing-in-nicosia\/","title":{"rendered":"Bike sharing in Nicosia"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cyprus Mail reports that bicycle sharing schema was launched in Nicosia, Cyprus<\/a>:<\/p>\n

PEOPLE in Nicosia are now able to roam the city on bicycles at 27 docking stations spread across seven municipalities as part of the much anticipated bike sharing scheme.<\/p>\n

The scheme was unveiled yesterday at a special ceremoney in Aglandjia attended by various officials, including Communications Minister Efthymios Flourentzos, and the participating mayors.<\/p>\n

The new system is open now but not all of the 27 stations are operational yet.\u00a0It will be another ten days before the system is fully up and running on November 7.<\/p>\n

The scheme involves 315 bikes which people can borrow from any designated station and return to any other station of their choosing.\u00a0A network of bike lanes, some of which are expected to be completed by the end of the year and others by 2012, connect the city\u2019s universities and hopefully \u201crejuvenate our bodies\u201d in the word of Aglandjia mayor Andreas Petrou.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

I think these are great news. \u00a0Of course, at first people will look funny at this. \u00a0But slowly slowly the culture will change and more and more people will use bicycles to move around. \u00a0We’ve seen this happening before and we’ll see it happening again.<\/p>\n

Back a few years ago, when roadworks began to construct a walk path and bicycle lane along the seaside road, I’ve heard many people joking about Cypriots being the laziest nation in the world, the nation that never walks or cycles. \u00a0Those who were not joking, often presented a number of other reasons of why that was a useless development. \u00a0One of the most frequently used reasons was, for example, weather. \u00a0People were saying that it was too hot in Cyprus to walk or cycle.<\/p>\n

And what are we seeing now? \u00a0Lots of people walk and cycle, people of all kinds – young and old, Cypriots, locals of other nations, and tourists. \u00a0It’s true that on a hot day there are fewer people out, but overall, I think it is obvious that the walk path and bicycle lane are useful.<\/p>\n

There is also a generic European trend towards healthier lifestyle and smaller environmental footprint. \u00a0We shouldn’t forget that too. \u00a0In the last few years, most European countries banned smoking in public places, increased the prices of nicotine and alcohol, promoted healthy way of life, including sports and other activities, better eating, and\u00a0quitting bad\u00a0habits. \u00a0\u00a0As a result, many European nations look better. \u00a0Fewer people smoke. \u00a0And bicycles are a widely used mean of transportation.<\/p>\n

Cyprus, even though often far behind other European countries, still moves in the same direction. \u00a0We’ve already seen a smoking ban. We are seeing a reincarnation of the public transportation system. \u00a0And, I think, adding bicycle sharing schemes and\u00a0constructing\u00a0more bicycle lanes are a good way to go.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n

Cyprus Mail reports that bicycle sharing schema was launched in Nicosia, Cyprus: PEOPLE in Nicosia are now able to roam the city on bicycles at 27 docking stations spread across seven municipalities as part of the much anticipated bike sharing scheme. 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