Kisumu City to Introduce Bike Sharing Technology
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- January 14, 2021
According to City planner Stephen Sule, promoting cycling culture in the city is the reason behind the redesigning of the pedestrian walkways, parking bays, and crossing lines among others.
The system will be pegged on an initiative dubbed “Bike Sharing” which involves impromptu bike renting that will help Kisumu urban areas reduce automotive traffic and pollution caused by vehicles.
This would provide locals and tourists with a convenient, cheap, and healthy means of transport.
”Once we complete the ongoing building of the infrastructure we want to introduce and make Bike-sharing an integral part of public transportation in the city streets and its environment,” Sule explained.
He told the Standard it will work with well-developed road infrastructure which is currently going on.
”If we do the roads, we will introduce the shared Bikes which will see visitors purchase short-term subscriptions at bike stations themselves at designated places within the city streets,” he explained.
This proposed new system will see residents visit a station’s electronic kiosk, choose the duration for which they need access to the service, and swipe an electronic credit card like ATM to access the Bikes.
”Upon doing so, the clients will receive an unlocking code which they can then use to release a bike from the docking station,” Sule explained of the new shared Bike system in the making.
Thereafter the Bike user or client can start exploring the city riding on a bicycle. ”When you reach your desired destination in the city, you can find a nearby station and return your bike.,” Sule told Standard.
He disclosed they will design and make bike docks. This will enable users to make sure to lock the bike carefully by pushing the front wheel into an empty dock in various designated areas in the city.
”Users will apply for the services online. Long-term subscriptions will be purchased online.,” according to Wanga. He said they were keen to promote choices that will in the long run reduce the impacts of driving alone.
Courtesy – The Standard
