Posts tagged with ‘London’

Hire a Boris bike with your Oyster card

The ‘Boris bikes’, London’s city cycle hire, could soon become part of the Oyster card scheme. Transport for London is considering the possibility of adding bikes to the ubiquitous payment…

30 million Boris bike journeys made

London’s Boris Bike hire scheme (or, to give it its full but not-long-for-this-world name, Barclays Cycle Hire) is celebrating its 30 millionth journey. Launched in 2010, the scheme has been…

Easier access to Kensington Gardens

The Westminster Cycling Campaign reports that an improved crossing has been installed to give better access to Kensington Gardens (the western side of Hyde Park). The toucan crossing across the…

One-third of election candidates back cycling

The London Cycling Campaign’s plan to sign up local election candidates to support cycling is working. Over one-third of candidates for the London elections have pledged to back the Space…

Five penalty points for driver who rammed a cyclist

A driver has been given five points on his licence, and fined £600, after deliberately ramming a cyclist – but the points were for failing to stop, not for the…