On Thursday, February 16 in Xiamen, eastern China’s Fujian Province,the trial run of China’s first Bicycle Path in the air, at a length of 7.6 kilometers, kicked started with Xiamen City Public Bicycle Management, saying that the path will be open from 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m, to all kinds of bikes including public and private bikes, during the month-long trial, inorder to promote green transport.
The highest section of the Bicycle Path is five meters above ground,with the path appearing like a winding viaduct and is built beneath the city’s overhead BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) lanes.
The company said the path was designed to accommodate up to 2,023 bicycles per hour, with a maximum speed of 25 kilometers per hour covering the city’s five major residential and three business centers.
There are 11 entries on the path, which will connect with 11 bus stations and two subway stations.
Xiamen resident Wu Xueying said:
“I’m a little bit afraid of the height, so I thought I would dare not ride on it. But today I found the guardrail made me feel safe,“It’s nice to ride a bicycle under the blue sky in the sunshine.”
Chen Yimin also a resident believes cycling may be an alternative to driving to work:
“I tried today, and it took 10 minutes from my home to my workplace, which is the same as when I was driving.”
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