The Green Party in Cork has called repeatedly for the scheme to be expanded. It said obvious expansion routes should include Cork University Hospital and Cork Institute of Technology in the western suburbs, and Páirc Uí Chaoimh in the south-east.
Figures released last year by the NTA showed that by March 2017, it was estimated cyclists using the Cork bike scheme had travelled almost 915,000km, more than the distance from the Earth to the moon and back.
UNDERSTAND
1. What will be the prize for the millionth user of the Cork bike scheme? 2. How many bikes are now available to subscribers to the scheme? 3. How many people in Cork City now subscribe to the scheme? 4. What arguments are offered in the article for the scheme to be expanded?
5. Do you think this development has had positive or negative effects on Cork City? Give two reasons for your answer.
