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Project Description
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Project Description
Project Location: Chitgar, Tehran (Lat: 35.749782;Long: 51.091919) Promote use of bicycle for short distance shopping, school transportation and as a sport through: 1.-awareness raising and advocacy of the environmental, health and monetary benefits in using bicycles (with workshops, brochures, surveys and website), 2.-provide training on safety measures, riding and maintenance of bicycles, 3.-lobbying and following up with municipality for bicycle rental centers, 4.-facilitating loan acquisition for purchase of bicycles, 5.-identify safe biking path(s) for one school and neighborhood shopping centers in the pilot area, 6.-create bicycle parking space for one school in the pilot area, 7.-implement monthly biking tours in spring and summer, 8.-hold sustainable development and biking exhibitions, 9.-assist in establishing a bikers association in the sites and 10.-empower the bikers of each site in designing and planning their projects;.
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