Shanghai Is Back on the Bicycle Bandwagon
The Shanghai Daily reports:
SHANGHAI is making efforts to prove that the title of “kingdom of bicycles” still fits the world’s most populous country, even in the car age.
The city is renovating a 300-kilometer network of “cycling arteries,” covering at least 60 percent of local roads open to cyclists, and plans to separate bicycles from motorbikes and scooters in some busy areas.
The government also plans to follow what London does: Using colorful road material to pave cycling lines and make them more noticeable. The efforts were inspired by a recent government-based survey showing nearly 30 percent of locals use bikes, motorbike or scooters as their regular transport.
In many western cities such as New York, cycling is a form of sport, and most people take subway or bus to work every day. In China, however, many people still follow the tradition of using bikes every day because it’s cheap, easy to use and quick.
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