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Going Back to Basics in sustainable urban mobility with World Bicycle Day

Going Back to Basics in sustainable urban mobility with World Bicycle Day

Background Acknowledging the uniqueness, longevity and versatility of the bicycle, which has been in use for two centuries, and that it is a simple, affordable, reliable, clean and environmentally fit sustainable means of transportation, fostering environmental stewardship and health, the General Assembly decided to declare 3 June World Bicycle Day. It encouraged stakeholders to emphasize and advance the use of

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African Bicycle Contribution Foundation To Distribute an Additional 50 Free Bamboo Bikes

African Bicycle Contribution Foundation To Distribute an Additional 50 Free Bamboo Bikes 240th bicycles NMT non motorised transport sustainable mobility

in Ghana’s Ejisu, Ashanti Region, and in Kumbungu School District, Northern Region. ABCF’s Chairman to Visit Ghana, to participate in the Foundation’s 240th Bicycle Distribution KUMASI, Ghana, March 10, 2018 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — On Tuesday, March 13 (10:00am-1:00pm GMT), at Boama Dumase, Ejisu-Juabeng Municipal, officials of the African Bicycle Contribution Foundation (ABCF) will visit Ejisu-Juabeng Municipal, in the Ashanti Region, from the U.S.,

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Bicycles Making a Comeback in China

In recent years, the number of bicycles in China’s main cities has gradually decreased as Chinese consumers grew affluent enough to be able to afford cars. The number of bicycles in China is expected to decrease to 350 million in the next three years from 370 million in 2015, according to market research firm Frost & Sullivan. Yet, the introduction

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