05/09/2020 - 12:45
- Clarín.com
- Cities
The series of measures announced for the new phase of quarantine in the City of Buenos Aires includes a specification regarding the mobility of residents who are carrying out essential tasks. Thus, seeking to guarantee social distancing and prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Buenos Aires Government determined to reactivate the Ecobici system as of this Monday, May 11 .
"We are adding the bicycle system, both public and personal, because it is a way of getting around that has no risks . The use of the bicycle helps to avoid the use of public transport , which continues to be for essential activities," he explained, in That tune, the head of the Government of CABA Horacio Rodríguez Larreta during the press conference this Saturday, in which he presented the new provisions.
As a complement to the use of the subway and alternative for short trips of less than five kilometers away, from this Monday on, 2,000 bicycles will be available to porteños and 200 stations of the 383 that exist will be enabled again.
The two hundred terminals that reopen are those that are close to the so-called Transfer Centers , such as Retiro I and II, Plaza Italia, Obelisco and Once, among others. Thus, they trust in being able to decompress the use of buses, trains and subways , converting the Ecobici as an outdoor transfer option for workers: use for recreational purposes will be prohibited.
Parque Lezama is one of the 200 enabled terminals of Ecobici: they prioritized those closest to the traditional transport transfer centers.
Likewise, the maximum time of use per trip of the Ecobikes will be 30 minutes . And so that users can go back to do some other tour, there will be a waiting time of 15 minutes . With this regulation they try to promote bicycle rotation, encourage intermodality and that more people can use the system.
Regarding the sanitation aspect of the vehicles and the stations , the City Government announced that "at least twice a day" they will carry out "special cleaning and disinfection treatments."
"All users must accept new terms and conditions. For those who have registered without a credit card, Banco Itaú will provide an alternative so that they can open an account free of charge online. And they can also register in person at a point to be enabled to do so, "they add.
There will be 200 electric skateboards available, and they will be free for health personnel.
Meanwhile, the electric skateboard service will also be enabled as of this Monday, May 11. Be 200 the devices that are made available in the first stage of the recovery.
An important detail: the health personnel of the City of Buenos Aires will enjoy the benefit of use at no cost for 30 minutes . To do this, they must complete a digital form with their data and then be validated and enabled.
Likewise, the skateboard system will also have a special cleaning and disinfection protocol . In the first instance, the devices that will now be used as a means of transport and not as a recreational activity will be available in Palermo, Recoleta and Microcentro .