Moscow residents use bicycles not only for leisurely rides, but also as a last-mile transport mode to get from home to a surface public transport stop, the metro, or an MCC station. Moscow’s cycling infrastructure is based on a network of bicycle paths and dedicated lanes, bicycle parking, and bicycle rental stations.
Moscow bicycle rental system #1
in Europe by rides per bicycle
2.5 million
rides over three months of bicycle rentals in 2018 (as many as for the entire 2017 season) TRAVELLING AROUND THE CITY
– IS CYCLING NEEDED IN A CITY EXPOSED TO RAIN AND SNOW SIX MONTHS A YEAR?
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— Other large cities with similar climates such as London, Paris, New York, Montreal and Stockholm have three or four times more bicycle paths than Moscow. Bicycling is a quick last-mile solution to get to a destination.
Local resident involvement
100,000 CYCLISTS
participate in Moscow cycling parades each year 900,000 USERS
registered in the bicycle rental system (13 times more than in 2013) — WHAT ARE THE FURTHER PLANS FOR DEVELOPING THE CYCLING INFRASTRUCTURE?
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— The reconstruction of urban spaces under the My Street programme includes mandatory construction of bicycle paths and parking. As for bicycle rentals, a hundred new stations will be launched each year starting from 2019 in addition to those currently in use.
Cycling infrastructure
773 KM
of bicycle paths and lanes in Moscow Including dedicated lanes. 14.2 KM
Russia’s longest bicycle lane on the Boulevard Ring >14,000 PARKING SPACES
for private bicycles – IS THERE A BICYCLE RENTAL STATION OR PARKING NEAR WHERE I LIVE?
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— Contact the Moscow Department for Transport and Road Infrastructure Development if a bicycle rental station or parking station has not yet been installed near your home. Your application will be examined, and if a positive decision is made, a bicycle parking area can be constructed near your home.
Moscow bicycle rental system
(launched in 2013)
430 STATIONS
(five times more than in 2013) 4,300 BICYCLES As at May 2018.
(eight times more than in 2013) Velobike
The Velobike mobile application is designed to help find the nearest station, check the availability of bikes and parking stations, select a rate, top up one’s account, and calculate the cost of travelling.
The Velobike mobile application is designed to help find the nearest station, check the availability of bikes and parking stations, select a rate, top up one’s account, and calculate the cost of travelling.
The Velobike mobile application is designed to help find the nearest station, check the availability of bikes and parking stations, select a rate, top up one’s account, and calculate the cost of travelling.
Electric scooter rentals launched in Moscow
Electric scooters are environmentally friendly vehicles for fast and comfortable short-distance travel around the city. In June 2018, Moscow launched Delisamokat, Russia’s first public electric scooter rental system.
Its 25 rental stations are located in the city centre as well as in the Strogino, Krylatskoye, Kuntsevo, Ramenki, Prospekt Vernadskogo, and Lomonosovsky districts. Registration via online or a mobile app is required to rent a scooter.
Weighs 12 kg
Up to 25 km on a single charge
Can be charged at a station or at a 220 V outlet
Speed of up to 25 km/h
ReflectorsA light
