15 Feb Another 25 bike hangars for Ealing under £10m sustainable transport programme

Ealing Council is installing another 25 new bike hangars across the borough this spring following a consultation last December when local people had a say on where they want storage for bikes.

This is part of its £10million investment to support cycling, walking and scooting and commitment to a new approach to engaging with local people on transport schemes as set out in the Travel in Ealing Charter.

Almost 350 people responded to the bike hangar consultation that gave local people the chance to see where existing bike hangars are located and select where they would like to see one installed in the future. The consultation also asked if the council have set the criteria right in deciding where bike hangars go.

Council leader Peter Mason said: “Helping more people to cycle, as well as walk and scoot as a way of getting around is a really important part of our commitment to fighting air pollution and the climate crisis.

“Following our recent consultation, we are planning to install another 25 of our new bike hangars in the coming weeks, with another 25 more to be installed before the end of the summer.

“And this is just the start. We are working towards our ambitious target of having at least 150 bike hangars by 2026.”

Councillor Deirdre Costigan, the council’s cabinet member for climate action, said: “We are determined to increase the number of cyclists in the borough and to help people who want to cycle but who may not have the safe and accessible storage they need.

“Bike hangars are a great and cheap solution, especially now that we have slashed costs from £6 per month to just 70p per month, the cheapest in London.

“When we launched our active travel charter last year we promised to work with you to make improvements and the best decisions together. In December, we asked you to tell us the locations where you would like new bike hangars installed and how you thought we should pick future locations.

“We believe that local people know their areas best, so we used what you said, along with data about suitability and demand, to make sure that our new bike hangars are installed in the places that make the most sense.”