strasbourg saddles up for operation bike to work
Last Updated : GMT 09:40:38
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Last Updated : GMT 09:40:38
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

Strasbourg saddles up for operation Bike to Work

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicleStrasbourg saddles up for operation Bike to Work

bike
Strasbourg - Arab Today

The 20th edition of France's Festival of Cycling, taking place this weekend in 500 towns and cities across the country, has special significance in Strasbourg.

The Alsatian city, knows as the "Crossroads of Europe", is adopting an innovative approach to transport policy, including an initiative called "Bike to work" scheduled for June 6 to 19 which is winning an enthusiastic response from the local population.

More than simply a fun way to exercise in a convivial atmosphere, the Festival of Cycling, which is expected to mobilize some 500,000 people across France over this weekend, has evolved into a tool for modifying people's behavior when it comes to urban transport.

Strasbourg has the largest "bicycle network" in France -- more than 600 km of cycle paths -- and the city advocates a proactive policy that is the envy of many other French regions.

As a transport mode cycling's share is already over 15 percent in Strasbourg city center, and the council has dubbed Strasbourg as the "city where the bicycle is king". The local council has even set a target of 16 percent of all daily trips to be made by bicycle by 2025.

To attract employers as well as their employees, Bike to Work challenges participants to moderate how people use their cars, switching where possible to multimodal transport in order to reduce air pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and generally improve the living environment, say Strasbourg officials.

The rules of the challenge are simple: each participating organization (businesses, local authorities, private and cooperative associations) have to accumulate the highest number of bike km made by employees on their daily commutes to work between June 6 and 19, 2016.

Compared with the rest of France, the Alsace region has a deeply rooted "Germanic" culture of ecology, including regular bike use. So against a background in which cycling has become more popular amid growing concerns over environmental issues, a "bike mileage allowance" (in French the indemnite kilometrique velo, or IKV), which was launched nationally in February, could have a promising future.

Under the terms of the IKV, biking to work can under certain circumstances entitle cyclists to a mileage allowance of 0.25 euro per km traveled between home and work for each day actually worked.

The logic being that by giving people a financial incentive to change their transport habits they know that each turn of the pedals earns them money. However, for the scheme to work, employers must initiate the scheme and compensate employees. In return the employer can set this compensation against his or her tax bill.

source : xinhua 

themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

strasbourg saddles up for operation bike to work strasbourg saddles up for operation bike to work

 



Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle

GMT 08:26 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Five things to know about Davos

GMT 21:30 2017 Wednesday ,01 November

New York Times’ third-quarter revenue up 6.1%

GMT 11:09 2017 Friday ,24 November

Berlin police seeking more missing John Lennon items

GMT 06:34 2017 Saturday ,09 December

Rockets down Jazz for eighth straight NBA win

GMT 23:25 2017 Thursday ,16 February

Pakistan adds 16 new fighter jets to its fleet

GMT 10:50 2018 Tuesday ,23 January

Saudi university to open driving school for women

GMT 03:31 2017 Saturday ,07 January

Sharjah launches award for refugee support
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
Themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle
 
 Themuslimchronicle Facebook,themuslimchronicle facebook  Themuslimchronicle Twitter,themuslimchronicle twitter Themuslimchronicle Rss,themuslimchronicle rss  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube  Themuslimchronicle Youtube,themuslimchronicle youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2023 ©

muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle muslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle themuslimchronicle
themuslimchronicle
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle, themuslimchronicle