Beijing plans to have 1,000 points near subway stations where commuters can rent and return 50,000 bicycles for the initial or final 1km - 3km of their journey.
BEIJING, once regarded as the capital of bicycles, is now full of cars. In the 1980s, about 60% of the population cycled to work. Today, only 18% do so, cycling dropping to the third most preferred mode of transport behind public transport and the car.
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