Bucharest City Hall to promote bicycles as alternative transport

Bucharest dwellers should be able to cross downtown Bucharest, the historical area of the city and university campuses by bicycles rented from the municipality, according to a plan promoted by mayor Adriean Videanu. The idea was presented last week as a means to cool down incredibly intense road traffic in Central Bucharest, according to Western models.

Mayor Videanu revealed the plan on his return to Paris, a city that has been pushing bicycle rentals to encourage alternative means of transport.

He said local authorities will decide where to establish bicycle parks after a series of sociology studies and in accordance to the city capacity to introduce bicycle lanes.