TfL’s Santander Cycles break hire records

Transport for London (TfL) says its Santander Cycles were used by record-breaking numbers of people in June (1.2million) and May (1.1m). The capital's heatwave has encouraged more people to explore the city on bicycles, the local government body adds. Santander Cycles met the demand by providing additional bikes at parks and launching a new trial in Westminster and the City which offered more of its models during peak commute times.
July 6, 2018 Read time: 1 min
1466 Transport for London (TfL) says its Santander Cycles were used by record-breaking numbers of people in June (1.2million) and May (1.1m). The capital's heatwave has encouraged more people to explore the city on bicycles, the local government body adds.

 
Santander Cycles met the demand by providing additional bikes at parks and launching a new trial in Westminster and the City which offered more of its models during peak commute times.
 
Records were also reportedly broken for the Cycle Superhighways on Blackfriars Bridge and Victoria Embankment. The area's cycle counters revealed more than 1.2m cyclists used the CS3 and CS6 cycle superhighways in June.
 
Additionally, seven new docking stations have been implemented in Brixton, in the south of the city.
 
According to TfL, there have been more than 70m cycle journeys since the project began in 2010. The service now has over 770 docking stations in the capital.

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