Abandoned hire bikes and e-scooters can now be reported via FixMyStreet

A new report category has been added to FixMyStreet to enable citizens to report abandoned hire bikes and e-scooters in and around London. Reports of such problems can also be made via FixMyStreet Pro, the individually branded and integrated version of the service used by several London borough councils and by Transport for London (TfL). […]

TfGM celebrates Salford pedal power

Representatives from Salford City Council, the University of Salford and Transport for Greater Manchester have taken a bike trip to mark three months since Greater Manchester’s new cycle hire scheme launched in Salford. The visit saw Councillor Mike McCusker, Lead Member for Planning and Sustainable Development and Councillor Jake Rowland joined by Bec Bennett, Head […]

TfL loses record number of hire bikes

The number of TfL’s bike hire units being declared lost has reached a record number. The Evening Standard has seen Transport for London figures which show a total of 1,164 of the hire bikes, sponsored by Santander, were lost in the nine months to the end of last September – well up on the 934 […]