YEREVAN. – The Armenian capital city Yerevan Municipality and the City Promotion Company have launched an initiative to make cycling become a means of transportation in the city. 

The initiative also includes the creation of bicycle routes.  

Owing to the cooperation and along the lines of the Yerevan Summer program, seventeen bicycle stops will be set up in Yerevan by August 31. The first four of these stops will start operations on Friday, informs the Municipality Information and Public Relations Department.    

In this connection, an event will be held on the same day at Shahumyan Square. 

The teams of cyclers will ride toward the square, from four different directions, where a cycling show will be held.    

Subsequently, the cyclers will ride through several Downtown Yerevan streets.

The event will get underway at 7pm, and from four different points in the city.