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Subject: East London borough creates secure free bike park

Author: Bob

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 05:23:47 02/17/09 Tue An innovative bike stand has been installed in a popular free bike park in Tower Hamlets in East London, to provide improved security and peace of mind for commuting bikers. The bike park in Alie Street – just a few minutes walk from the City of London – now features a barrier that makes it harder for thieves to get behind the bike to help push it onto a van. Additionally, it has a secondary rail to allow bikers to loop a lock and chain through it, raised off the floor to prevent purchase for a bolt cutter. Tony Finnegan, Communications Officer for Tower Hamlets Council said "Motorcycle parking bays are provided at various locations across Tower Hamlets. We want to help motorcycle users keep their bikes as secure as possible, and are looking to create more parking areas like the one seen on Alie Street.” "Using funding from Transport for London, the Alie Street parking area features an innovative bike stand installation that makes it extremely difficult for the bikes to be stolen. We hope to secure further funding to roll out more of these parking areas, and at least three additional sites in the borough have already been scheduled for future installations." [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]