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Subject: Cycle parking

Reference: LBR-FOI-00326

My request refers to secure residential cycle parking. Please see this webpage as an example of what I am referring to https://www.richmond.gov.uk/bikehangars.

Please can you tell me

  • The number of secure residential cycle spaces that were installed in the borough prior to 4 May 2022. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates).

  • The number of secure residential cycle spaces installed in the borough at the time of this request. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates).

  • The number of new secure residential cycle spaces that are planned to be installed prior to 7 May 2026. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates).

  • The annual cost of one residential cycle space. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates). Please identify any discounts.

  • The number of residents that have expressed interest for a secure cycle space (eg placed on a waiting list or similar mechanism) that are yet to be allocated one. Where possible, please break this down according to residents living on street and those in estates.

  • The organisation that maintains and operates your cycle storage solutions (ie in-house borough department or outsourced).

Response

Full Disclosure - 19 January 2023

Request for Information - LBR-FOI-00326 - Cycle parking

I refer to your request for information received on 03 January 2023. Please see the information below in response to your request: -

Your Request:

My request refers to secure residential cycle parking. Please see this webpage as an example of what I am referring to https://www.richmond.gov.uk/bikehangars.

Please can you tell me

  • The number of secure residential cycle spaces that were installed in the borough prior to 4 May 2022. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates).

  • The number of secure residential cycle spaces installed in the borough at the time of this request. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates).

  • The number of new secure residential cycle spaces that are planned to be installed prior to 7 May 2026. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates).

  • The annual cost of one residential cycle space. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates). Please identify any discounts.

  • The number of residents that have expressed interest for a secure cycle space (eg placed on a waiting list or similar mechanism) that are yet to be allocated one. Where possible, please break this down according to residents living on street and those in estates.

  • The organisation that maintains and operates your cycle storage solutions (ie in-house borough department or outsourced).

    Our Response:

    Please can you tell me

  • The number of secure residential cycle spaces that were installed in the borough prior to 4 May 2022. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates).

    30 spaces (5 hangars) on estates. 150 spaces (25 hangars) on-street.

  • The number of secure residential cycle spaces installed in the borough at the time of this request. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates).

    54 spaces (9 hangars) on estates. 162 spaces (27 hangars) on-street

  • The number of new secure residential cycle spaces that are planned to be installed prior to 7 May 2026. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates).

    The Council has purchased 33 hangars (198 spaces) for installation in early 2023; more will follow both on-street and on estates but have not been scoped

  • The annual cost of one residential cycle space. Please break this down according to spaces in on-street cycle hangars or any other cycle storage solution (such as those on estates). Please identify any discounts.

    Spaces in on-street hangars are £72 per year, with prices set by CycleHoop. Hangars on estates are free for estate residents and ring-fenced for their use.

  • The number of residents that have expressed interest for a secure cycle space (eg placed on a waiting list or similar mechanism) that are yet to be allocated one. Where possible, please break this down according to residents living on street and those in estates.

    Wait list information for the on-street bikehangars is held by CycleHoop and the council does not have the data. No such data is held for estates. ~850 requests have been made for bikehangars via our online request form (inclusive of requests that have been addressed via the provision of a hangar - not just 'outstanding' requests. Requests are not unique, individuals can make multiple requests)

  • The organisation that maintains and operates your cycle storage solutions (ie in-house borough department or outsourced).

    On-street bikehangars are managed by CycleHoop. Bikehangars on estates managed by Richmond Housing Partnership.

    I hope this information meets your needs. If you do not understand the information provided or wish to discuss anything further, please feel free to contact us.

    Please note, all material provided by the Council in response to your request for information is for your personal, non-commercial use. The Council reserves all rights in the copyright of the information provided. Any unauthorised copying or adaptation of the information without express written confirmation from The Council may constitute an infringement of copyright. Any intention to re-use this information commercially may require consent. Please forward any requests for re-use of information to the FOI officer.

    If you are dissatisfied with the information provided in relation to your request, you may make representations to the Information and Transparency Manager. Any such request for an internal review should be made within 40 days from today's date. Correspondence should be addressed to:

    foir@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

    If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a decision at: https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/

    Regards,

    FOI and DPA Officer

    foir@richmondandwandsworth.gov.uk

Please note that our responses were accurate to the best of our knowledge at the time of release, and have not subsequently been updated. This information should be considered an historical record only.