11.4.1 Measure and set targets for more sustainable commuting

A bike for every student: –

According to a study prepared by the Egyptian Sports Federation for Universities, the overall vision of the project aims at providing a sustainable means of transportation (bicycle) for every student, worker, and faculty staff in Egyptian universities.

It aims at supporting a better and cleaner social and environmental climate and increasing the demand for physical exercise and races between different groups within Egyptian universities.

The mission of the study is to provide bicycles in Egyptian universities, enough to meet the needs of a large sector of students, employees, staff, and their assistants.

The bicycles should be a means of transportation inside and outside the universities, whether to move between the amphitheaters, restaurants, university cities, sports stadiums, sports building, library, or going home according to the distance as well as using them to move inside the residential city.

Eight Objectives for the project: –

 

The study identified eight objectives of the project exclusively:

  • Reducing pollution from fuel transportation.
  • Raising the level of physical fitness for students and teachers.
  • Contribute to the formation of good relationships between bike users.
  • Use it as an incentive for some distinguished students and employees.
  • Its use in organizing sports races between the Egyptian Universities.
  • Providing the necessary time for the student, employees, and staff to arrive at various places within universities.
  • Bringing sponsors to the project.
  • Storage places for the bike

Special Park:-

 

The study indicated that all bikes will be placed in its own park in various places within the university and operate by electronic machines.

The bike will be taken out by placing the magnetic card in the park’s machine, and the magnetic card works by charging with amounts that determine the number of park usage.

One-time magnetic cards are sold and shipped as desired.

Bicycle Lanes: –

The study has included that Special Lanes for bicycles will be provided covering all areas of the university to be used as an environmentally friendly means of movement or exercise.

Approval of the Supreme Council of Universities: –

It is noteworthy that the Ministry of Higher Education announced the approval of the Supreme Council of Universities on the proposal for the national bicycle project, so that the bike is a means of transportation inside and outside the university.

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