The Transport minister's announcement to triple the budget dedicated to the cycling plan

“We decided to triple the budget, 60 million euros, and aim for the million bikes delivered in the state by the end of the year,” said Elizabeth Terminal. Th

“We decided to triple the budget, 60 million euros, and aim for the million bikes delivered in the state by the end of the year,” said Elizabeth Terminal.

This is a change of gear on the cycling policy. The government will make up to 60 million euros to the fund that he created at the end of April to encourage the French to the practice of the bicycle in the perspective of the déconfinement, in order to avoid a postponement of solid transport on the car, announced Thursday the minister of the ecological Transition Elizabeth Terminal.

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“We decided to triple the budget, 60 million euros, and aim for the million bikes delivered in the state by the end of the year,” said Paris Match Elizabeth Terminal. Initially endowed with 20 million euros, this fund is used to finance an aid of 50 euros for the restoration of a bicycle (channel change, brakes, tires, derailleur, etc.) within a referenced network of repair shops, listed on the website of the Federation of the Users of the Bicycle (FUB) and a dedicated platform.

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60% of journeys are less than 5km

It is also used to fund parking and temporary training courses to learn or relearn to ride a bicycle. “This is an example of a very simple put in place with the federations of associations, and that works”, stressed the minister. According to the magazine, the flat rate of 50 euros has already been called for more than 62 400 cycles.

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“It’s been a long time that I’m fighting to change the look on the bike, to as much as 60% of journeys are under 5 miles. In a few weeks, this crisis has made winning years of cycling policy !”, is it welcomed. Elizabeth Terminal is also considering to enter in the recovery plan, a bonus for the purchase of electric bicycle, more simple than the current one, according to Paris Match.

Date Of Update: 29 May 2020, 09:58

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Source: newstars.edu.vn

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