4 years, 3 months ago

PMC’s cycle sharing scheme left orphaned under road dept

The Pune Municipal Corporation launched its public bicycle sharing scheme in 2007. Three years later the bicycle sharing scheme is all but defunct, with neither bicycles on the road, nor the civic body’s department overseeing the scheme functional. Earlier, the scheme was handled by the traffic planning department.” Ranjit Gadgil of Parisar, an NGO and a member of the Bicycle Advisory committee of PMC’s comprehensive bicycle plan and non-motorised transport, said, “At present, only Yulu is providing rental cycle service in closed areas like big societies. Public Bicycle Sharing scheme Cyclists can use a mobile application to unlock and ride the cycles from different locations in the city.

Hindustan Times

Discover Related