Egypt Establishes New Cairo Bike Stop at Tahrir

The Cairo Governorate established on Wednesday a new bike stop for the pilot operation at Tahrir Square, as part of the first phase of the "CAIRO BIKE" project.

The sustainable project was launched by the Egyptian governorate in collaboration with UN-Habitat to encourage and promote the use of bicycles as an alternative means of transportation.

The first phase of CAIRO BIKE includes 250 bicycles distributed across 26 stations, according to UN-Habitat.

It also includes five stops for the pilot operation at Tahrir, Mohamed Farid, and Abdel-Moneim Riyad Squares, in addition to El-Falaki and Abdel-Khaleq Tharwat Streets in Downtown Cairo.

Cairo citizens are allowed to rent a bike for EGP 1/hour and EGP 8 for the whole day through a mobile application or with prepaid cards. All bikes are fitted with a GPS tracker.

The Cairo Bike Project was initiated and funded by the Swiss Drosos Foundation, with the aim to reduce harmful gas emissions.

Last year, the Governor of Cairo Abdel-Aal revealed that the new project depends on the presence of a large network of points where bikes are available for public use through the mobile application, adding that the stations will be available in Garden City, Zamalek, and Downtown as a start.

According to a comprehensive study by experts of the UN, bikes can be parked in one of the many covered and uncovered short-term bike parking spaces around universities and administrative buildings or in garages.