While cycling is an environmental-friendly mode of transport, "people who have them avoid taking them to work because there are no places to park them," MMRDA joint project director Dilip Kawatkar told mid-day. "We want to promote the culture of cycling to work and have, therefore, invited tenders for supply, operations and maintenance of a Public Bicycle Sharing System in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC), Bandra East and Kurla West outside the suburban railway stations," he said, adding that cycles will be available at the stand for use.

The bidder who gets the contract for operating the system will provide the cycles and also look after their maintenance. Firoza Suresh, Smart Commute Foundation director, welcomed the move saying it will also help last-mile connectivity at both Kurla and Bandra East.