Haringey Council to invest almost £1m on cycle storage

By George Hayes geohay08 Trainee reporter

The This is awkward Clean Cities campaign drew attention to a need for bike storage in nearby boroughs Hackney and Islington. <i>(Image: Clean Cities campaign)</i>

The This is awkward Clean Cities campaign drew attention to a need for bike storage in nearby boroughs Hackney and Islington. (Image: Clean Cities campaign)

A "huge investment" is set to expand on-street cycle storage facilities to help people without space at home and encourage active travel.

Haringey Council's cabinet agreed to expand on-street cycle storage on July 11, an investment of almost £1 million, aiming to help people without bike parking space at home.

This comes as 2,000 people in Haringey are on the waiting list for safe on-street spots.

Mike Hakata, deputy leader and cabinet member for climate action, environment and transport said: “We know that access to safe, secure storage for bikes can be a barrier to cycling and want to encourage people to travel actively because it has so many benefits."

The council said it wants to increase the number of secure spaces by 600 from the current amount of 1000.

Haringey Council said it is also set to trial an e-bike hire scheme this autumn.