Work on Crossrail for Bikes gets underway – and London mayor Boris Johnson lends a hand March 10, 2015 Work on Boris Johnson's flagship “Crossrail for Bikes” scheme began this morning, with the mayor donning a hard hat and clambering into a digger to help break the ground. The first leg will be the route that runs north to south from Kings Cross to Elephant and Castle – notoriously the most dangerous junction for [...]
Boris Bikes see red: Santander is the next sponsor of Boris Johnson’s cycle hire scheme February 27, 2015 Say goodbye to the blue Boris bikes: Santander about to paint the town red as the new sponsor of London's cycle hire scheme. They're even renaming them "Santander Cycles". Under a seven-year sponsorship deal worth a cool £6.25m a year, Santander will pay £6.25m a year for the rights to naming the bikes, then add [...]
Boris Johnson’s Crossrail for Bikes to link Tottenham, Stoke Newington, Dalston and the City of London February 17, 2015 The next phase of Boris Johnson's "Crossrail for Bikes" will make it easier for Londoners to cycle from Tottenham, Stoke Newington and Dalston into the City of London, Transport for London (TfL) said today. The new cycle superway 1 (CS1), which will run along quiet streets parallel to the A10, could cut cyclists' journey times from Tottenham to [...]
Boris Bike sponsorship deal: Santander reportedly in line to beat Coca-Cola as Barclays replacement February 5, 2015 Santander UK is reportedly on the cusp of signing a £50m deal which would see it replace Barclays as the main sponsor of London's Boris Bike scheme. The deal would see Santander UK pay up to £7.5m annually for seven years, putting its red-and-white branding in the place of the blue hues currently offered by Barclays. [...]
Boris Johnson’s Crossrail for Bikes gets green light from Transport for London February 4, 2015 Boris Johnson's ambitious Crossrail for Bikes scheme has been given the green light by Transport for London, after it was updated to reduce knock-on traffic delays. Four new cycle superhighways running throughout London have got the go-ahead and work will begin on the project within the next month. The scheme will cost £160m to [...]
Boris Johnson gives revised Crossrail for Bikes the green light – now it’s just up to Transport for London January 27, 2015 A revised version of the heavily anticipated 'Crossrail for Bikes' has been given the green-light by London mayor Boris Johnson, as part of a £913m policy to get more Londoners cycling. The latest version of the plans for Europe's longest “substantially segregated” cycle path, which cut delays by 60 per cent on the route previously [...]
BMW to launch pay-as-you-go car share scheme to rival Boris Bikes in London on Thursday November 30, 2014 BMW will bring its pay-as-you-go car sharing scheme to London this week, pitting it against the capital's famous Boris Bikes. The German manufacturer will announce the launch of its DriveNow scheme in London on Thursday, according to the Financial Times. It's a car sharing service that requires users to register online for a small fee, before [...]
Coca-Cola looks to put fizz into Boris Bikes October 14, 2014 Coca-Cola could replace Barclays as the main sponsor of London’s Boris Bikes in a deal at an annual cost of at least £5.5m, according to Sky News. A Coca-Cola spokesperson said: “We are always looking at partnerships which are a good fit for our brands.”
Boris Johnson unveils £913m plan to protect London cyclists with Crossrail for bikes September 3, 2014 London Mayor Boris Johnson yesterday unveiled plans for two urban cycleways across London dubbed “Crossrail for the bike.”. They will offer cyclists protection from other road traffic and are the centrepiece of a £913m project to convince more Londoners into using two wheels to get around. The north-south route will run from Elephant & Castle in [...]
Would you ride a Boris Bike to Paris? This guy just did July 28, 2014 It's designed for leisurely cycles around the city and short commutes between tube stations not epic cross-country journeys, but one man decided the Boris Bike was destined for greater things beyond the confines of Zone 6. Richard Jordan has cycled 250 miles from London to Paris on a Boris Bike, despite it being probably the [...]