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The first bikes for rent in Madrid, in the "BiciMad" will be available from 1 may , announced Wednesday the city of Madrid. As reported a press-the Secretary of the municipality In the first phase, 1,500 bicycles will be available and they will all be electric. In total will be set to 120 stations and 3120 points for bikes.





A contract worth € 25 million, concluded by the company BonoPark, is part of a new plan for traffic control in the capital of Spain. 884 million euros was allocated in July 2013, according to the mayor.Also included are more than 60 kilometres of Cycling paths. System, a free service of bicycles exists already in several Spanish cities, including Barcelona and Valencia (East), there are electric bikes in San Sebastian, in the Basque Country.





Service Bicycle in Madrid is poured into 400 existing in the world, offering a total of 700,000 bicycles, according to a study published in December by ITDP, a think tank in Washington on transportation issues .

 

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