City enters stage II of cycle challenge

Tribune News Service

Chandigarh, February 17

Chandigarh is one of the 25 cities in India shortlisted for the stage II of nationwide ‘cycles4challenge’, organised under the Smart Cities Mission of the Centre.

About 107 cities participated in the challenge that aimed at making cities cycling-friendly post-Covid. Of these, 41 had submitted a proposal and strategy for evaluation by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

Chandigarh Smart City Limited (CSCL) initiated the strategic action plans based on three principals — social media engagement, community involvement and implementation of pilot intervention at Sukhna Lake and Sector 36 V4 road — to promote cycling.

Several activities have been taken up in the city in the past six months such as free cycle repair workshop, online perception survey, pilot launch of public bicycle sharing system, cycle rallies, cycle-themed photo and video competition and lighting of cycle tracks among other initiatives.

Now, the city is preparing for the second round of the challenge.