{"id":3321,"date":"2020-12-04T21:42:44","date_gmt":"2020-12-04T21:42:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/?p=3321"},"modified":"2020-12-04T21:42:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T21:42:47","slug":"havana-will-have-a-public-bicycle-system-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/havana-will-have-a-public-bicycle-system-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"Havana will have a public bicycle system in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"747\" height=\"411\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/bicicletas_publicas_0.jpg?resize=747%2C411&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3322\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/bicicletas_publicas_0.jpg?w=766&amp;ssl=1 766w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/bicicletas_publicas_0.jpg?resize=300%2C165&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The implementation of the public bicycle system at the pilot level, designed to promote the use of this low-carbon means of transport, is expected to begin next year in the Cuban capital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zunilda Parras Arias, general director of the Center for Research and Environmental Management of Transportation (Cimab) -one of the entities that created the project- informed that the feasibility study for renting the equipment has already been carried out and the bidding process of the management system is currently under way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At first, it will not cover the whole city; there will be an urban station, located in Fontanar neighborhood, in Boyeros municipality, and other six cycle stations in areas of the Technological University of Havana and Rio Verde neighborhood, the specialist told Cuban News Agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As part of the strategy, she said, other measures for the development of transport will be implemented, such as the installation of surveillance cameras and the qualification of cycle paths.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The analysis of mobility in Havana showed that, by the end of the project&#8217;s execution in 2022, more than 227 thousand daily trips will be made with the rent of this non-motorized means of transport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Claritza C\u00e1rdenas de la Vega, director of Cimab&#8217;s passengers and roads division, explained that they took experiences from countries such as Argentina, Spain, Mexico, Holland and Denmark, and served as a background for the Ha&#8217;Bici program, of the Havana Historian&#8217;s Office, which has been in operation for two years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its possible demand, she said, will be for average distances of three and a half kilometers and mainly for work and study purposes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The bicycles to be used will be assembled by the company Minerva, from Villa Clara, based on a specific design prepared by Cimab, considering the characteristics of the Cuban population.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system of public bicycles is one of the edges of Neomobility, a comprehensive project financed by the United Nations Development Program (UNDP), led by the General Direction of Transport in Havana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/cubasi.cu\/en\/news\/havana-will-have-public-bicycle-system-2021\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cubasi.cu\/en\/news\/havana-will-have-public-bicycle-system-2021\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CubaSI<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The implementation of the public bicycle system at the pilot level, designed to promote the use of this low-carbon means of transport, is expected to<a class=\"moretag\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/havana-will-have-a-public-bicycle-system-in-2021\/\"> [&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":101011,"featured_media":3322,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3321","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cuba"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2346,"url":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/who-and-paho-praise-effectiveness-of-cuban-health-system-in-battle-against-pandemic\/","url_meta":{"origin":3321,"position":0},"title":"WHO and PAHO praise effectiveness of Cuban health system in battle against pandemic","author":"Editorial Team","date":"July 9, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Through its representative in Cuba, the Pan American and World Health organizations praised the capacity and effectiveness of the island's health system in the integral confrontation with COVID-19, through an intersectoral national plan, led by the Government of Cuba. Speaking to Prensa Latina news agency, Peruvian epidemiologist Jos\u00e9 Moya highlighted\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Covid-19&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Covid-19","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/category\/cuba\/covid-19\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/who.jpeg?fit=474%2C232&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":7414,"url":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/americans-can-now-expect-to-live-three-years-less-than-cubans\/","url_meta":{"origin":3321,"position":1},"title":"Americans Can Now Expect to Live Three Years Less than Cubans","author":"Editorial Team","date":"September 7, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"life expectancy\u00a0in the U.S. has dropped sharply in the last two years, to the point that now the average Cuban will live nearly three years more than the average American. The\u00a0latest numbers released\u00a0by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show that, in 2021, U.S. life expectancy at birth\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cuba&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cuba","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/category\/cuba\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/cuba-bicycle-taxi.jpeg?fit=790%2C543&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/cuba-bicycle-taxi.jpeg?fit=790%2C543&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/cuba-bicycle-taxi.jpeg?fit=790%2C543&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/cuba-bicycle-taxi.jpeg?fit=790%2C543&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2601,"url":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/cuba-moves-closer-to-our-own-covid-19-vaccine\/","url_meta":{"origin":3321,"position":2},"title":"Cuba moves closer to our own COVID-19 vaccine","author":"Editorial Team","date":"August 22, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Authorization granted to the Finlay Vaccine Institute to begin clinical trials of new vaccine in collaboration with Ministry of Public Health institutions This past July 28, Cuba\u2019s candidate vaccine was tested for the first time on human volunteers, precisely three researchers participating in its development. An initial evaluation revealed a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cuba&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cuba","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/category\/cuba\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/vacine-cuba.jpg?fit=700%2C466&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/vacine-cuba.jpg?fit=700%2C466&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/vacine-cuba.jpg?fit=700%2C466&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/vacine-cuba.jpg?fit=700%2C466&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3700,"url":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/millions-for-democracy-made-in-usa\/","url_meta":{"origin":3321,"position":3},"title":"Millions for democracy made in USA","author":"Editorial Team","date":"February 13, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"U.S. financing of efforts to undermine the Revolution have exceeded 249.5 million dollars over the last two decades Although the effort has never produced the results expected by its organizers, subversion against Cuba continues to be a profitable business involving millions of dollars. Disguised in multiple trappings, through agencies, companies\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/category\/news\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/subversio%CC%81n-contra-Cuba-dinero-USAID-580x387-1.jpg?fit=580%2C387&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/subversio%CC%81n-contra-Cuba-dinero-USAID-580x387-1.jpg?fit=580%2C387&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/subversio%CC%81n-contra-Cuba-dinero-USAID-580x387-1.jpg?fit=580%2C387&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4732,"url":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/under-pandemic-united-nations-votes-to-condemn-cruel-and-illegal-u-s-blockade-of-cuba-but-there-is-a-twist\/","url_meta":{"origin":3321,"position":4},"title":"Under Pandemic, United Nations Votes to Condemn Cruel and Illegal U.S. Blockade of Cuba\u2014But There Is A Twist","author":"Editorial Team","date":"June 25, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"184 Countries Vote in the United Nations to Condemn U.S. Blockade of Cuba\u2014But As Usual, Only Two Countries Vote Against the Resolution: the U.S. and Israel While Conditions in Cuba Under the Blockade are Worsening\u2014Potentially Worse than the Special Period\u2014Cuba\u2019s Biotechnological and Pharmaceutical Industry May Help Them Out of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Featured&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Featured","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/category\/news\/featured\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/000264330004.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/000264330004.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/000264330004.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/000264330004.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/000264330004.jpg?fit=1200%2C795&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3829,"url":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/a-vaccine-for-those-who-visit-cuba\/","url_meta":{"origin":3321,"position":5},"title":"A vaccine for those who visit Cuba","author":"Editorial Team","date":"March 1, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"A scientist works on the development of Abdala, one of the vaccines developed by the Cuban Government Ram\u00f3n Espinosa \/ AP If, as expected, the Joe Biden Administration announces this March the lifting of some of the restrictions on travel between the US and Cuba, US citizens could be in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Cuba&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Cuba","link":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/category\/cuba\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/vanguardia.jpeg?fit=948%2C465&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/vanguardia.jpeg?fit=948%2C465&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/vanguardia.jpeg?fit=948%2C465&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/vanguardia.jpeg?fit=948%2C465&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3xdTY-Rz","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-content\/uploads\/bicicletas_publicas_0.jpg?fit=766%2C421&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3321","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/101011"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3321"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3321\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3322"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3321"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3321"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cubasupport.ie\/latest\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3321"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}