The C40 Cities Finance Facility will help build biogas plant and bicycle lane in Tshwane, thereby contributing to the city’s ambitious climate change goals. The project is vital to set a precedent for South African municipalities on financing energy projects and integrating bicycle lanes into street designs.
The CFF will help create public bike-sharing systems in Bogotá, Cali, Montería and Bucaramanga as a Sustainable Urban Cycling Cluster created in Colombia. The project will make cycling more accessible and affordable, providing a healthy and safe mode of transport.
The second day of the CFFactory followed the development of projects from vision to financing, focusing on cycling, zero-emission buses and adaptation.
The CFF presented its work on financing cycling infrastructure in Rio de Janeiro, at the Velo-City Conference and at the Latin-American Meeting on Public Bike-Sharing Systems.
Bogotá and Colombian cities played an active role at the latest Velo-City, the world's foremost conference on cycling.
A key element in Bogotá's 'Plan Bici', the Bike Centre is a first-of-its-kind project in Latin America dedicated to encourage the bike economy in the city through trainings and entrepreneurship opportunities.
