The twelfth appeal of the Pendulum Fund revolves entirely around bicycle projects. Companies can submit a subsidy file until the end of October. Flemish parliamentarian Marino Keulen (Open Vld) asked competent minister Weyts a few questions about this: "It is positive that the Minister has increased the available budget from € 1.65 million to € 2.2 million by making the accumulated reserve available. That is a positive evolution. By focusing on the bicycle, the minister hopes to increase commuter traffic by bicycle. "
The recent research relocation behavior shows that the share of the bicycle is increasing in commuter traffic. To further stimulate this, the twelfth appeal of the Pendulum Fund will fully focus on the bicycle. "Normally € 1.65 million per call is foreseen, but the Minister has decided to also use the reserves accumulated over the years within the Pendulum Fund. That is why € 2.2 million is provided for this call. That is a big step forward, "Marino concludes.
Sharing good practices
"It is a pity that the minister is not planning any additional awareness of joint projects. Companies can already do that now, but in practice too little use is made of this. For example, the business park Evolis in Kortrijk has its own bicycle sharing system thanks to the Pendelton's and this is a good practice that can also offer a solution for other industrial estates. This could be communicated more actively to interested companies, "concludes Cologne.
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