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  • Office cycle racks face the chop as workers opt for e-bikes

    Property

    City developers have hailed the Mayor of London’s plans to water down the amount of bike rack space new offices need to provide, arguing that the shift to e-bikes makes these requirements redundant.  The London Property Alliance (LPA), which represents hundreds of developers in the City and central London, has welcomed proposals to cut down [...]

    London cyclists ride Lime bikes and personal bicycles on a city street, promoting urban mobility and eco-friendly transport.
  • Lime subscription brings e-bike fares in line with TfL

    Transport & Infrastructure

    E-bike giant Lime is launching a new UK subscription aimed at frequent riders that will bring the cost of short journeys close to, and in some cases below, local public transport fares. The company said its new ‘Limeprime’ membership will offer flat-rate rides of up to 20 minutes for a monthly fee across London, Milton [...]

    Lime faces growing scrutiny over its safety record.
  • Lime bikes: UK sales spike as expansion continues

    Transport and infrastructure

    Turnover at the UK arm of shared bikes provider Lime has spiked as its expansion across London continues, it has been revealed. Lime Technology has reported a turnover of £111.3m for 2024, according to new accounts filed with Companies House. The total is up significantly from the £63.5m it achieved in 2023. However, the latest [...]

    Lime has seen its UK turnover spike in 2024.
  • Lime boss defends e-bikes amid ‘lime bike leg’ concerns

    September 27, 2025

    Lime has become an unavoidable presence on London’s streets. Its distinctive green e-bikes are now the backbone of the capital’s micro-mobility network, with more than four million unique riders and tens of millions of trips recorded. The company has added 900 new parking bays this year alone as part of a “London Action Plan” designed [...]

  • The Debate: Lime – a friend or foe to Londoners?

    September 24, 2025

    City AM's Debate column asks the hard questions. Today, are Lime bikes a friend or foe to Londoners. Hear what two impassioned commuters think.

  • Be an urban hero – report a Lime bike

    April 1, 2025

    Discarded Lime bikes are littering London’s public realm and menacing wheelchair users, pram-pushers and the blind. There is a simple solution, says Phoebe Arslanagic-Little Can there be any Londoner yet to be inconvenienced by an abandoned Lime bike? We want to get to work. We need to go to the shops. But improperly parked Lime [...]

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