Decision details

To proceed with the proposed installation of up to 20 cycle hangars in a second phase of our cycle hangar trial.

The trial details in summary are:

•  Install up to 20 cycle hangars at locations from the priority list in appendix B of the Single Member Decision Report.

•  Informal consultation with the Chief Constable, Ward Members, and the Cabinet Members for Transport on proposed minor traffic regulation orders (TRO) to designate the proposed locations as cycle parking areas;

•  Each hangar will store up to 6 cycles.

•  Preparations for delivery are already in place, including a contract with supplier Falco UK Ltd ready to supply, install, and maintain the hangars.

•  Service users will be able to rent a space in the hangar for their bicycle on an annual basis.

•  The trial will last 24 months, after which the council will need to decide whether to make the cycle hangars permanent and let a new contract to maintain and operate the cycle hangars.

•  Occupancy of the hangars and any waiting list will be monitored by our supplier to establish uptake of the service.

Note that a trial is necessary to:

•  Identify commercial products that enable the rental of locked on- street cycle parking.

•  Allow residents with no off-street cycle parking to access on- street locked cycle parking, mitigating the availability, social and equity issues around cycle parking.

•  Provide performance and operational data, informing B&NES future policy regards product approval, asset ownership, maintenance, and costs.

The trial will proceed in consultation with product suppliers, participants, and B&NES officers, and as such will be subject to necessary modifications from the trial details in this report. To facilitate required oversight, trial details will be delegated to Director of Place Management, in consultation with the member with responsibility for Climate and Sustainable Travel.

Do nothing and reject the funding allocation.  This option has been rejected because the Council’s service users would miss the opportunity to benefit from the provision of lockable cycle parking.

Install the hangars in alternative locations.  This option has been rejected because the proposed locations have been selected on a number of criteria including the need and propensity for people to cycle, factors such as relative level of deprivation, whether a cycle is a mobility aid for disabled people or for carrying children, along with the likelihood a cycle could be stolen have all been considered.