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Implementation Schedule
2017-18 It is recommended that there be immediate implementation of measures for enhancing institutional capacity of PMC, and selected projects as confidence building measures towards full implementation of the cycle plan. These may include: 1. Set up PMC ‘s Bicycle Department 2. Prepare enforcement plan 3. Set up the Pune Cycle Partnership 4. Commission retrofitting/ re-construction of selected existing cycle track. 5. Initiate Public Bicycle Share System 6. Commission preparation of a Detailed Project Report for designation of inner city ring road, restriction of through traffic, and inner-city parking management plan, including the public engagement plan 7. Traffic/ Road/ Bicycle Dept to develop a mechanism for ‘time-based’ segregation of cycle lanes to serve school timings (e.g. ITI Road, Aundh), in discussion with Traffic Police 8. Traffic/ Road/ Bicycle Dept to develop an area-level enforcement mechanism linked to parking management system and appropriate IEC, with a view to freeing up and protecting road space for cycle ways (e.g. in Aundh) 9. Traffic/ Road/ Bicycle Dept to provide cycle stands at BRT stations on Nagar Road, Alandi Road, and various PMPML bus stops and depots 10. Garden Dept / Traffic Dept to commission a competent agency to rejuvenate the Traffic Park at Chittaranjan Vatika or set up new facilities at other appropriate locations 11. Traffic/ Road/ Bicycle Dept to develop a pilot project for school-cycling and students to learn and practice cycling to be taken up (potential sites are at Sahyadri Hospital to Moze School and PMC Krida Sankool in Shastri Nagar area) 12. Through Lighthouse, commission the development of a training facility for cycle mechanics training and ecosystem for placement and customer engagement 13. IT Dept to facilitate development of one or more apps for cyclists for information on cycle facilities and events, infrastructure audit and reporting 14. IT Dept / Bicycle Dept/ Indradhanushya / Pune Cycle Partnership to facilitate development of Pune Cycle Portal website 15. Facilitate the organization of a Pune Cycle Week and Expo in January or February 2018, including exhibitions of cycles and cycling equipment, cycling events, discussions and orientation programmes for different audiences to engage in cycling promotion, if possible launch of various products and services by PMC for cycle promotion (model tracks, enforcement systems, apps, website, Pune Cycle Partnership etc)
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