HumanForest has launched its new fleet of 800 e-bikes in London. At an event officially launching the e-bikes yesterday morning, HumanForest’s founder and CEO Agustin Guilisasti was joined by Dr Alex George, the Prime Minister’s Mental Health Ambassador, and Destiny Boka Bates, co-founder of air pollution campaign Choked Up, to …
Read More »First phase of work to transform streets in Nine Elms now complete
TfL, Battersea Power Station and Wandsworth Council have completed the first phase of improvement work in the transformation of the streets around Nine Elms. This work is making travel in the area safer and more enjoyable for people walking, cycling and using public transport, including the new Northern line extension. …
Read More »Cargo bike sharing scheme launches in Hackney
A publicly available cargo bike sharing scheme is being launched in Hackney this month. Eight new electrically-assisted cargo bikes will be available to rent from four docking stations across Hackney, with two in Shoreditch, close to the borders with Islington and Tower Hamlets, one in London Fields and one in …
Read More »Vivacity Labs teams up with CRP to improve school street safety in Hackney
Vivacity Labs has teamed up with Cross River Partnership (CRP) to improve school street safety in Hackney as part of the Healthy Streets Everyday programme. CRP’s Healthy Streets Everyday programme is a Mayor of London Air Quality-funded project to empower boroughs, businesses and communities across London to deliver pedestrian-priority healthy …
Read More »Fully Charged to host event showcasing Energy Saving Trust’s eCargo Bike Grant Fund
Fully Charged is to host an event on 15th September to showcase Energy Saving Trust’s eCargo Bike Grant Fund at its central London e-cargo showroom. Quickly adapting to life in COVID times, offering virtual appointments, contact-free e-bike deliveries and test rides, plus managing a campaign to put e-bikes into the …
Read More »TfL, Hackney Council set out next steps for new cycleway
TfL and Hackney Council have set out the next steps for their plans for a new cycleway between Lea Bridge and Dalston. In 2019, TfL asked local people to have their say on its plans to make roads connecting local neighbourhoods better for walking and cycling. Plans for the route include: …
Read More »Fully Charged opens ‘UK’s largest’ e-bike service centre in central London
Fully Charged has opened the ‘UK’s largest’ e-bike service centre in central London. “It’s essential to offer our clients the very best experience with their e-bike, and our new site allows us to do just that,” said Ben Jaconelli, founder of Fully Charged. “Anyone can sell an electric bike, but …
Read More »Rouleur Live LDN tickets now live, Geraint Thomas confirmed as headline guest
Tickets for Rouleur Live LDN are now live, with the event set to return to London’s Victoria House over three days this November. Formerly known as Rouleur Classic, this year the show’s name has been changed to Rouleur Live to “better reflect what it is – the embodiment of the …
Read More »HumanForest raises £2.3 million at close of pre-series A funding round
HumanForest has raised £2.3 million at the close of its pre-series A funding round. The company, founded by former-Cabify lead Agustin Guilisasti and backed by Cabify founders Juan de Antonio and Vicente Pascual, has announced the funding ahead of its launch in London this September. HumanForest e-bikes operate a unique …
Read More »Southeast London cycleway construction moving onto next stage
TfL is set to start construction work on the next section of Cycleway 4 in Deptford, a new cycle route that is already enabling thousands of safer and easier cycle journeys across the area each week. Sections of the route, which will run from central London to Greenwich when finished, …
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