Restarting public bicycle system in Hue city center

The restart of the public bicycle system in the center of Hue city aims to create an experiential, attractive, healthy and environmentally sustainable sports tourism product, spreading the cycling movement in residential communities.

Leaders of the Thua Thien-Hue provincial People’s Committee participated in the re-launch ceremony of the public bicycle system. (Photo: toquoc.vn)

On January 21, the Hue City People's Committee coordinated with Vietsoftpro Joint Stock Company to re-launch the public bicycle system in the center of the city with 200 bicycles at 7 existing stations.

The public shared bicycle system in Hue is developed based on the content of the memorandum of understanding between the Hue People’s Committee, German Development Cooperation Organization (GIZ) and Vietsoftpro Joint Stock Company to aim at sustainable urban traffic development and smart cities.

The project is divided into 3 phases, of which the first phase (from June to December 2022) includes 7 stations located on both sides of Huong River and in the Hue Citadel area.

Through the first phase, 12,000 bicycles were used. Customers include tourists, local residents, and students.

Vietsoftpro Company and related units have completed the software, equipped with a new 4G locking system on the bicycles.

Leaders of the Hue City People’s Committee said that aiming to continue to effectively implement the pilot project of the public shared bicycle system in Hue, the locality has set a goal of operating about 600 bicycles at 20 bus stations by June 2024 and about 1,000 bicycles at 30 stations by September 2024.