Operators that allow e-bike parking outside designated parking areas could be fined, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.
The policy will tackle poorly parked e-bikes across London, as complaints of bad pavement access have risen.
E-bike hire company Lime have welcomed the changes saying they are “committed to working with TfL to ensure that e-bikes are parked safely.”
TfL says that on some of the busiest roads in the capital (red routes), e-bikes are obstructing pavements, negatively impacting pedestrians and wheelchair access.
Red routes make up 5% of London’s roads, but carry up to 30% of the city’s traffic, TfL said.
They say a “proportionate and pragmatic approach” will be taken and that the most problematic areas will be targeted first.
They go on to say that it is the responsibility of the hire companies to ensure their bikes are parked properly.
A £1 million investment, that TfL says will fund 7,500 new spaces, hopes to adress the ongoing issue in the available number of designated spaces for e-bike parking.
Lime owns the highest number of e-bikes in London so far, and they revealed plans to expand their fleet last week.
London has several options for E-bike hire, and with Santander recently introducing E-bikes to their fleet, there are more hireable e-bikes in London than ever before. Between Forest, Lime, Tier and Santander, there are 40,000 e-bikes available.
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Operators that allow e-bike parking outside designated parking areas could be fined, Transport for London (TfL) has announced.
The policy will tackle poorly parked e-bikes across London, as complaints of bad pavement access have risen.
E-bike hire company Lime have welcomed the changes saying they are “committed to working with TfL to ensure that e-bikes are parked safely.”
TfL says that on some of the busiest roads in the capital (red routes), e-bikes are obstructing pavements, negatively impacting pedestrians and wheelchair access.
Red routes make up 5% of London’s roads, but carry up to 30% of the city’s traffic, TfL said.
They say a “proportionate and pragmatic approach” will be taken and that the most problematic areas will be targeted first.
They go on to say that it is the responsibility of the hire companies to ensure their bikes are parked properly.
A £1 million investment, that TfL says will fund 7,500 new spaces, hopes to adress the ongoing issue in the available number of designated spaces for e-bike parking.
Lime owns the highest number of e-bikes in London so far, and they revealed plans to expand their fleet last week.
London has several options for E-bike hire, and with Santander recently introducing E-bikes to their fleet, there are more hireable e-bikes in London than ever before. Between Forest, Lime, Tier and Santander, there are 40,000 e-bikes available.
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