The expansion of London’s bike hire scheme into Wandsworth is set to go live next month. Around 60 docking stations have been installed across the north of the borough in Battersea, Wandsworth Town and Putney with the majority opening to scheme members on December 13th. Wandsworth council says the remainder of docking stations will be […]
Boris announces electric cycle hire scheme
Residents in Muswell Hill are to gain a new transport option after Mayor Boris Johnson announced plans to trial an electric cycle hire scheme in the area. The e-bike trial will be separate but similar to the capital’s existing cycle hire scheme. Unlike conventional bikes, electric cycles include a battery-powered motor which helps the rider […]
Barclays contract reveals how TfL sees the media’s interest in cycling accidents
After three and a half years of refusing to do so, Transport for London has finally published its contract with Barclays for sponsorship of the capital’s cycle hire scheme. We’re supposed to be magnanimous in victory but it’d remiss of me to let the occasion pass without reminding TfL of its predictions of doom should […]
TfL promises to routinely publish its most requested data
Transport for London has committed to routinely publishing its most requested information, removing the need for the public and London Assembly members to file Freedom of Information requests. The commitment follows a recent London Assembly report highlighting the culture of secrecy within TfL and other sections of the Greater London Authority. In his response to […]
Sainsbury’s joins the list of Cycle Hire funders
An eagle-eyed reader spotted this poster hanging in the window of Sainsbury’s Holborn HQ and flagged it up for further investigation. I like to think I’ve as good a grasp of the Cycle Hire scheme’s complex funding arrangements as anyone, but I admit that the involvement of Sainsbury’s was a revelation to me. Asking around […]
