Today, Friday 13 December 2013, the South West expansion of the Transport for London Cyle Hire Scheme goes live.The cycle hire bikes, also known as Boris Bikes, will be available in more Lambeth locations - primarily in the South Lambeth, Stockwell and Vauxhall areas: see map above.The expansion will bring the bikes within reach of … Continue reading TfL cycle hire bikes now available in more Lambeth locations
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Barclay’s Hire bikes coming to Stockwell, South Lambeth and Kennington soon
Barclays Hire bikes, aka 'Boris Bikes', will shortly be available in more places in Lambeth.Over the past few months Transport for London has been installing docking stations at various locations in Lambeth - centred on Stockwell, South Lambeth and Kennington.The new cycle hire bikes are set to go live in December. Full details will be … Continue reading Barclay’s Hire bikes coming to Stockwell, South Lambeth and Kennington soon
Boris Bikes coming to SW8, SW9 and SW4
Transport for London's ‘Boris Bikes’ cycle hire scheme is coming deeper into Lambeth - in December and January planning applications were submitted to Lambeth Council for new docking stations mainly located along Wandsworth Road and in the Stockwell area (see below for list of locations.)Lambeth will consider these applications over the next few weeks and … Continue reading Boris Bikes coming to SW8, SW9 and SW4
Cycle trainer comments on first year of London Cycle Hire scheme
On the Guardian website today cycle trainer Andrew Ross comments on his experience of the first year of the London Cycle Hire scheme: see the article on the Guardian websiteFurther information on the Cycle Hire scheme is available on the TfL website
Boris Bikes welcomed
In contrast to the superhighways the TfL rental bikes, aka ‘Boris bikes’, have generally been welcomed across London with much of the feedback positive. In Lambeth the bikes are located in the North of the borough around Kennington, Waterloo and Vauxhall. Many people are now asking for bikes to be located in a greater range … Continue reading Boris Bikes welcomed
Mayor of London’s Cycle Hire launched
Mayor of London Boris Johnson launched the long awaited central London-wide cycle hire scheme on 30 July 2010. This scheme, similar in concept to the Velib scheme in operation in Paris, allows for bikes to be hired easily for short periods of time to complete journeys in central London, for example travelling from Vauxhall station … Continue reading Mayor of London’s Cycle Hire launched
TfL cycle hire scheme brings £500,000 for cycling in Lambeth
Hire bikes in PerpignanTransport for London’s cycle hire scheme is set to be launched next May (2010) with approximately 6,000 bikes spread over 400 docking stations including 26 located in the North of Lambeth. Last February Lambeth Cyclists attended an exhibition showing the proposed locations and we were unanimous in our feedback on the scheme: … Continue reading TfL cycle hire scheme brings £500,000 for cycling in Lambeth