AP Television Moscow, Russia, September 14 2012 1. Wide of Maria Yasnova, 20-year-old student, riding a bike in a Moscow park. 2. Wide of the same, with Moscow's financial district skyscrapers in the background. 3. Wide of Maria riding on pedestrian path 4. Mid of Maria's riding around pedestrians 5. Mid of Maria approaching a curb and getting off her bicycle. 5. Close-up of Maria carrying her bike over the curb. 6. Wide of Maria sitting at the park zone and admiring the view. 7. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Maria Yasnova, Cyclist: "Many who begin to ride bicycles stop right away. There aren't bike lanes, there aren't (smooth) exits from the sidewalks, people don't give way, and while a bike helps you move around the traffic, when you add it all up there's more things that make it difficult (than easy)." 8. Wide of Moscow's skyscrapers 9. Wide of Maria leaving the park zone 10. Wide of Maria crossing the road 11. Mid of Maria riding to the city AP Television Moscow, Russia, September 17 2012 12. Mid of traffic 13. Wide of cyclists avoiding a defective bike lane. 14. Wide of cyclists crossing the street 15. Wide of a woman and a man with bikes crossing the street 16. Mid of traffic 17. Wide pan of man riding in public transport lane AP Television Moscow, Russia, September 18 2012 18. Wide of a pond in Moscow's central Gorky Park. 19. Wide of a men cycling around the pond 20. Wide of a men cycling in the park 21. Wide of two people on roller blades riding around a closed bike lane. 22. Mid pan of the same two people on roller blades continuing to travel on the pedestrian lane 23. Mid of a cyclist pan to a cafe 24. Wide of the same a cafe and a bike stand in front. 25. Mid of cyclist riding in a bike lane 26. Mid of a cyclist with child riding the pedestrian lane 27. Wide of a man riding a bike 28. Wide of Olga Zakharova walking by 29. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Olga Zakharova, Director, Moscow Central Park: "Our most important goal is to show our city administration that this means (of transport) is very popular, and we need to develop it in this city in order to reduce the number of cars." 31. Mid of a park worker putting away rental bikes. 32. Wide of rental bikes 33. Mid of bicycles 34. Mid of bike rental workers and clients 35. Mid of bicycles 36. Wide of bicycle rentals under the wing of the Soviet shuttle "Buran," now stationed in Gorky Park. 37. Close-up of USSR emblem and sign in Russia "Buran" (name of the shuttle) 38. Wide of bicycle activist Sergei Garbatov of "VeloRossiya" riding a bike in a park. 39. Mid of Moscow skyscrapers 40. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergei Garbatov, VeloRossiya: "What's to stop that same cyclist, who you are making a bike lane for, to ride on the road, ride while drunk, or to ride on the sidewalks and hit a child, or to get into an accident? There's no such guarantee, and in large part of course the cultural lever of cyclists, the level of awareness among citizens, is a critical question here." 41. Wide of Moscow riverside station 42. SOUNDBITE (Russian) Sergei Garbatov, VeloRossiya: "We're moving away from cars. We're trying to make the city more comfortable for drivers but we're trying to develop new alternatives of transport, which is the direction in which the whole world is moving. There's no escaping it." 43. Wide street view with construction work 44. Various of workers 45. Mid pan right of a bike lane 46. Wide of a street and a bike lane LEAD IN Cycling is increasing in popularity in Moscow, but riders say there's long way to go before they feel safe enough to cycle to work each day. Many say they're terrified of riding their bikes on Moscow's streets. STORYLINE Bike lanes, and designated parking areas have been established in the park. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/91d9e735b8b5d95922653770ebf5327b Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork

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