On Monday 20th February I asked Transport for London a series of questions about borough funding of the Cycle Hire scheme, including “the amount per borough for the expansions”. Nine days later, and having been repeatedly chased, TfL still refuses to provide the information. Having claimed they were too busy to provide a response in […]
Martin Hoscik
Is this what the London Assembly meant?
Last week the London Assembly called on Transport for London to revise its approach to corporate sponsorship deals, and to set out “how it would manage a situation where a sponsor suffered major reputational damage”. Could this be the sort of thing they had in mind?
More on those Borough Bikes
After my report that Tower Hamlets and Wandsworth councils were each paying Transport for London £2m to support the cycle hire scheme, others have been asking whether their local councils are doing likewise. On the Shepherds Bush blog, Chris has a response from Hammersmith & Fulham confirming they too will be providing support “in a […]
Ken, Boris and their Freedom Pass policies
I couldn’t make it along to yesterday’s Age UK Mayoral hustings so like most of London I had to make do with the Guardian’s excellent live blog of the event. Andrew Gilligan has also published his take on the day. From reports and mailings it seems our old friend the Freedom Pass has re-entered the […]
Beneath the headlines, who really funds London’s Cycle Hire scheme?
Boris Bikes, Barclays Bikes and, perhaps pejoratively, Banker Bikes. London’s cycle hire scheme has a variety of names based on the perception of where the funding comes from and who most benefits from the bikes. The Mayor hugs the scheme tight, squeezing every last drop of personal credit he can from it while Transport for […]
