Companies are being invited to submit bids to become the sponsor of London’s forthcoming cycle hire scheme. Transport for London says it is seeking a single company to sponsor the scheme for the first five years with the successful bidder’s brand appearing on the bikes and uniforms of maintenance staff.
Planning applications submitted for London cycle hire scheme
Transport for London has began submitting planning applications for 400 cycle docking stations which will form the infrastructure backbone of the capital’s cycle hire scheme, expected to launch in May 2010.
London cycle hire scheme opens to tenders
Transport for London is inviting bids to run a new bike hire scheme after a study released today showed the scheme is viable and could create more than 40,000 extra daily cycle trips in central London.
Johnson sets out transport vision
London Mayor Boris Johnson has outlined his vision for the capital’s transport network and called for a “fair approach to all road users” while also promising “continued investment in policing, security, and CCTV to make the transport network safer”.
Londoners ‘to benefit from new South Central franchise’
The needs of rail users in London and across the south-east are to be put at the centre of the South Central franchise with Ministers promising better services for passengers. The promises were made as Transport Minister Lord Adonis announced new requirements for the South Central franchise and said passengers in South London and parts of Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire will benefit from more trains on key lines.