Cairo launches 1st bike-sharing project to promote eco-friendly transport
STORY: Cairo launches 1st bike-sharing project to promote eco-friendly transport
DATELINE: Oct. 21, 2022
LENGTH: 00:01:53
LOCATION: Cairo
CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT
SHOTLIST:
1. various of the project
2. various of bikes
3. various of people riding bikes
STORYLINE:
On the well-known Tahrir Square in downtown Cairo, over 20 orange-colored bicycles were lined up at a docking station for public sharing as the first bike-sharing project was inaugurated in the Egyptian capital on Thursday.
The Cairo Bike project was launched by Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, accompanied by Cairo Governor Khaled Abdel-Aal. The first phase of the project includes 250 GPS-tracked bicycles in 26 solar-powered docking stations, while the total two-phase project will finally include a fleet of 500 bicycles in 45 stations across Cairo.
Local residents were excited to experience riding a bike in the crowded capital as each of them can enjoy the first ride for free during the first phase.
A resident can use a bicycle f
- Product Code
- ILEA001028465
- Registered date
- 2022/10/21 00:00:00
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- Xinhua / Kyodo News Images
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