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The initiative will resume in March, with the start of school classes, and will benefit more than 3 thousand students this year.The Urban Transportation Authority for Lima and Callao (ATU) reports that the ATU Cole en Bici program plans to exceed 32 thousand schoolchildren trained in Lima and Callao in 2026, strengthening the use of the bicycle as a sustainable, safe and healthy means of transportation from the school stage.
The initiative, which will resume in March with the start of the school year, will benefit more than 3,000 students this year, as part of the work that the ATU carries out to promote not only the use of bicycles, but also a culture of sustainable mobility among citizens.
ATU Cole en Bici has been implemented since 2022 and, to date, has trained nearly 30 thousand people, including students and teachers from various educational institutions in Lima and Callao, consolidating itself as a key educational program in terms of sustainable mobility.
By 2026
The training will be resumed at the Mariano Melgar (Brena) and Meliton Carvajal (Lince) educational institutions. In parallel, the plan will be extended to schools in Surquillo, San Miguel and other districts of Lima and Callao.
During the educational sessions, topics related to sustainable mobility, safety and road coexistence will be reinforced, as well as the importance of a modal change, which prioritizes pedestrians, cyclists and public transport, in accordance with the Sustainable Mobility pyramid. Likewise, it is proposed to raise awareness so that, in the future, students and their families make responsible decisions regarding transportation.
Likewise, ATU specialists will provide practical training on the proper use of bicycles, strengthening skills for safe driving and basic maintenance of this means of transportation.
Intermodality will also be addressed, highlighting alternatives such as the use of cycle parking in various Metropolitan stations and the entry of folding bicycles into this system and into the rail service at established times.
