A second dockless hire bike operator has moved into Greenwich borough to compete with Lime – but with no agreement on creating bays where users can park their cycles. Forest bikes started to appear across the borough of Lewisham and parts of Greenwich last month. Its bikes can be cheaper than Lime for shorter trips […]
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TfL can’t afford Santander Cycles extension to Deptford, Lewisham Council says
Transport for London does not have the money to fund an extension of its cycle hire scheme into Deptford, Lewisham Council has warned. Lewisham and neighbouring Greenwich have both long wanted Santander Cycles to be available in their boroughs, particularly along the route of Cycleway 4 close to the Thames. But with TfL still in […]
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Lewisham Council to talk to TfL about bringing cycle hire to Deptford
Updated story: Lewisham Council and Transport for London officials are to discuss extending the capital’s cycle hire scheme into Deptford along the new Cycleway 4. The latest section of the segregated cycle route opened last month along Evelyn Street, meaning riders now have a safer way to get between the Rotherhithe one-way system and Deptford […]
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We want Santander Cycles to come to Deptford, Lewisham Council says
A senior Lewisham councillor is to raise extending TfL’s cycle hire scheme further into SE London when he meets City Hall’s walking and cycling commissioner next month. In June, Greenwich Council’s transport cabinet member, Sarah Merrill, said that she would be keen to see Santander Cycles extended along the route of the new Cycleway 4 […]
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We want to see Santander Cycles in Greenwich, council transport chief says
Greenwich Council has been pressing City Hall to extend London’s cycle hire scheme into the borough, it was revealed last night. The town hall’s new cabinet member for sustainability told last night’s council meeting that a meeting had been held with officials from the London mayor’s office to make the case for an eastwards extension […]
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Council could back Santander Cycles expansion to Greenwich and Charlton
Greenwich Council has signalled it could back an expansion of London’s cycle hire scheme to the borough along the route of the new Cycleway 4. Southeast London was mostly not included in the London Cycle Hire network when it launched under Boris Johnson in 2010, although an extension into east London in 2012 brought the […]
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Greenwich and Lewisham boroughs set to share Southwark’s bike hire trial
Greenwich, Lewisham and Southwark councils could collaborate on a hire bike service for south-east London this summer if a trial in Southwark is a success, Greenwich councillors heard on Wednesday. Southwark is currently trialling two “dockless” hire services provided by private firms – Ofo and Mobike – with 200 bikes from each company placed across […]
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Greenwich Council mulls setting up alternatives to ‘Boris bikes’ scheme
Greenwich Council is considering setting up its own cycle hire schemes, after once again ruling out paying for TfL’s Santander Cycles to reach the borough. The council has rejected a new call to work on an expansion of the London Cycle Hire network, following a petition handed to the council last month by Conservative councillor […]
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