Over the past 5 years, 46 percent of buses has been updated, 76 percent of them work on liquefied natural gas. ” About this at the event dedicated to the safety of the road, the Chairman of the Board of BTA Wusal Kerimley.
According to him, during this time, 88 new traffic lights were installed on 11 sites.
“Security of secondary school students is a priority, last year the security activities were held in 22 schools,” he said.
Vusal Kerimley also touched on the topic of creating pedestrian zones in Baku.
“According to our calculations, in the central part of the city, Baku has 49,800 square meters. M of pedestrian zones. It is planned to make another 15,300 sq. M. m, to create on the territory of 10 thousand square meters. m predominantly pedestrian zones,” said he.
According to him, the relevant projects are already sent to the relevant organizations: “The creation of pedestrian zones is included in the master plan of Baku, discussed with the Committee on Town Planning and Architecture.”
Head of BTA also announced the development of cycling zones in Baku.
“The concept of the development of cycling stripes in the city of Baku was reflected both in the general plan of Baku and in the strategic development plan of BTA,” he said.
According to him, cycling zones are already the basis of mobility in some cities.
“Bicycle use is becoming increasingly common worldwide. The goal is to develop bicycle transport in Baku, to encourage the use of this type of transport. According to the general strategic plan, the length of cycling tracks in the Boulevard area will be 7.5 km, by 2027 – 63.5 km, by 2040 – up to 251 km, “he said.