Newly released correspondence shows that on the day Barclays and Transport for London claimed to be in talks over the bank’s sponsorship of the bike hire scheme, TfL boss Sir Peter Hendy privately complained that the bank had failed to answer phone calls and emails for “more than six weeks”.
Emails confirm TfL is “out of pocket” on Barclays sponsorship deal
Internal emails confirm taxpayers are “out of pocket” on Barclays sponsorship deal and show senior executives discussing providing inaccurate figures in an FOI response.
City Hall Lib Dems call for more novelty cycle hire bike designs
Mayor Boris Johnson has been urged to “put a bit of fun back into the cycle hire scheme” by commissioning a series of novelty and themed bike designs.
Boris urged to publish full details of bike hire funding
Mayor Boris Johnson has been urged to publish a full account of the funding for his flagship bike hire scheme. The scheme is sponsored by Barlcays Bank which agreed to provide £25m towards the first two phases in return for exclusive naming rights until 2015.
Boris Bike hires fall 10% despite taxpayer funded expansion into South West London
The number of people borrowing a bike from the capital’s cycle hire scheme fell by 10% in January despite a recent expansion into South West London and the addition of 2,000 new bikes.
