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On October 2011, Serco Group plc (Serco), was awarded a extended partnership for the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme. The goal of the partnership was for Serco to work with the Transportation for London (TfL) on the expansion to East London, also to add docking stations in West London, all to increase the amount of bicycles available for use. | On October 2011, Serco Group plc (Serco), was awarded a extended partnership for the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme. The goal of the partnership was for Serco to work with the Transportation for London (TfL) on the expansion to East London, also to add docking stations in West London, all to increase the amount of bicycles available for use. | ||
Revision as of 18:45, 4 April 2014
Expansions
On October 2011, Serco Group plc (Serco), was awarded a extended partnership for the Barclays Cycle Hire scheme. The goal of the partnership was for Serco to work with the Transportation for London (TfL) on the expansion to East London, also to add docking stations in West London, all to increase the amount of bicycles available for use.
The contract of nearly 50 million euros is marked to run until August 2015. This makes the total contribution by Serco to well over 190 million euros.
On December 2013 there was an expansion of more than 2000 bicycles in the southwestern part of London. Major Boris Johnson said that, “The cycle hire scheme is going to be fantastic for southwest London. It will be a real benefit to local people, it helps the economy and is key to my aim of making cycling an integral part of the capitals transport network.”
Overview Facts
-So far users of the scheme have undertaken more than 20 million hires
-Barclays Cycle Hire already covers over 40 square miles of the capital stretching from Shepherd's Bush in the west, through central London and east to the fringes of the Olympic Park.
-More than 100 potential locations have already been already approved for new Barclays Cycle Hire docking stations across London and around a further 150 are currently going through the planning process.
-Around 93 per cent of all journeys made by Barclays Cycle Hire members have been under 30 minutes. Recent customer research showed that 49 per cent of Barclays Cycle Hire members say that the scheme has prompted them to start cycling in London.