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Figure 44: Example shaded pedestrian route alongside the river
Source: Consultant
Smog in the city - as shown on the photograph below:
Figure 45: Smog
Source: Consultant
Media Coverage
During the study visit press coverage was noted on for example:
 A Fuel Smart Card (Consumption-Rationalisation measure) to be implemented by the
Government on 15/6/15 primarily as a way of dealing with the black market in fuel. The
Government also hoped that the measure would result in a reduction in fuel consumption and
onmoney spent by Government on fuel subsidies (which currently equates to 13%of the state
budget which in 2013/14 was 2071 billion EGP and hence circa 269 billion EGP is spent on
fuel subsidies).