In time for the World Bicycle Day on Wednesday, the Taguig City government launched a comprehensive plan to emphasize the role of biking as an essential mode of transportation for both residents and workers.

CYCLING SIGHT. Taguig cycling enthusiasts lead the launching of the 3.5-kilometer Bike Lanes, Bike Patrol and Bike Share for Health Workers, in celebration of World Bicycle Day Wednesday, at Mercado Del Lago, Lakeshore Area, C6 Road Brgy. LowerBicutan in Taguig City. PNA

The local government set up bike lanes along Cayetano Boulevard and Bayani Road, and renovated the protected bike lane along C6 Road, all for a three-day demo showcasing that biking is doable in Taguig.

Mayor Lino Edgardo Cayetano said the program would also test the volume of bikers "who can use the routes for essential travels during the general community quarantine for the purpose of establishing an integrated bike path within the city.”

He said the city government created an Active Transport Office dedicated to studying the ways Taguig could champion biking to citizens and become a bike-friendly city.

This was made possible through the “Bike-Friendly Taguig Ordinance,” which was signed on June 1. This is part of the city’s push for biking as an important step in a bigger agenda to champion healthy and sustainable living.

Elsewhere in the metropolis, the Quezon City government will soon develop a 161-kilometer bike lane network as part of its recovery program amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic.

On the eve of the International Bike Day, Mayor Joy Belmonte said as part of their commitment to sustainable recovery and the global clean air initiative, the city government was determined to build network of bike lanes totaling 161 kms throughout the city.

The city government is set to begin construction of the bike routes through its Parks Development and Administration Department and the Task Force on Transportation and Traffic Management "in the next few weeks," she said.

The local government set up bike lanes along Cayetano Boulevard and Bayani Road, and renovated the protected bike lane along C6 Road, all for a three-day demo showcasing that biking is doable in Taguig.

Mayor Lino Edgardo Cayetano said the program would also test the volume of bikers "who can use the routes for essential travels during the general community quarantine for the purpose of establishing an integrated bike path within the city.”

He said the city government created an Active Transport Office dedicated to studying the ways Taguig could champion biking to citizens and become a bike-friendly city.

This was made possible through the “Bike-Friendly Taguig Ordinance,” which was signed on June 1. This is part of the city’s push for biking as an important step in a bigger agenda to champion healthy and sustainable living.

Elsewhere in the metropolis, the Quezon City government will soon develop a 161-kilometer bike lane network as part of its recovery program amid the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-2019) pandemic.

On the eve of the International Bike Day, Mayor Joy Belmonte said as part of their commitment to sustainable recovery and the global clean air initiative, the city government was determined to build network of bike lanes totaling 161 kms throughout the city.

The city government is set to begin construction of the bike routes through its Parks Development and Administration Department and the Task Force on Transportation and Traffic Management "in the next few weeks," she said.

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