The ?Leave the car at home, use the bicycle? day organized by the Ministry of Environment was very successful. Now people are talking about setting up routes on city streets for those traveling by bicycle. Given the congestion of Santo Domingo?s city streets and the fact that more people are buying more cars, the suggestion has been well received. Listin Diario newspaper dedicates its editorial today to commending the initiative and urging that it be put into practice. The newspaper says this would considerably reduce both air and noise pollution, as well as provide savings in fuel consumption. News reports speculate whether the day may come when bicycle-taxis (biciconchos) could replace the very polluting motorcycle-taxis known as motoconchos.
