Innovative project, 4 thousand bicycles in Tirana

Innovative project, 4 thousand bicycles in Tirana

On 1 June, Tirana will be occupied by 4 thousand bicycles. 

This is the innovative project of the Municipality of Tirana, thanks to the cooperation with the Municipality of Florence. 

In a meeting with his counterpart, Dario Nardella, where a number of other projects under the Smart City model were discussed, Veliaj said this project has been very successful in Florence.

"We want to work hard on being a Smart City, on making Tirana an intelligent city. We copied the project from Florence and are ready to start with rental bicycles in Tirana, an innovative system, which we have seen work perfectly in Florence. 

"The project will start on June 1st, and then we will continue other Smart City projects, continuing throughout the whole year," said Erion Veliaj.

On the other hand, the mayor of Florence, Dario Nardella called the tree planting initiative the most ambitious project across the entirety of Europe.

"We are cooperating with Tirana for a public lighting project and to deliver a Smart City. We are ready, together with our entrepreneurs and our companies, to invest in this country, as Italy and Albania are two sides of the same medal. 

"The tree planting project in Tirana is a project that has advanced significantly. I have visited many European countries and I believe that today is the most ambitious project regarding the number of trees planted throughout Europe," said Dario Nardella. 

Further, Veliaj said that the possibility of increasing the number of hotels in Tirana is being looked at given the ever-increasing number of tourists, as well as further development of agro-tourism in the region.

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