Almaty Mayor leads bike ride timed to Sport Day
08:52, 17 August 2009
ATY. August 17. KAZINFORM /Daniyar Sikhimbayev/ A bike ride timed to the Sports Day of Kazakhstan was held in Almaty yesterday.
Mayor of Almaty city Akhmetzhan Yessimov, representatives of the city administration as well as Almaty residents participated in the event.
According to the Mayor the bike ride was supposed to promote healthy lifestyle and the upcoming Asian Games in 2011. The Mayor of Almaty city presented certificates, awards and presents to the participants of the event.
Given the natural and climate conditions of Almaty city bicycle may be a good alternative to the automobile transport and promotion of cycling is one of the objective of the local authorities. Development of the cycling infrastructure was included into the plan of the complex environmental protection program of Almaty city for 2009-2018.