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London council announces new ‘hybrid’ parking to curb ‘explosion’ of dockless e-bikes

Huge growth in bikes has been ‘quite problematic’, says councillors

Evening Standard

Lime and Forest e-bikes seized for blocking pavements - and released after firms pay £25,000 in fines

City corporation charges dockless firms £235 per bike in release fees

Evening Standard

Man fined after e-bike hire bay painted round his car on London street while on business trip

Cezary Bednarski, 72, was ‘astonished’ to return from the 10-day trip to find the hire bay around his vehicle by his home

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OPINION - I was hit by a silent, zooming Lime bike — how did this become London's new normal?

As I walked out of the Emirates stadium on Sunday night high on the fumes of a 5-1 Arsenal win against Manchester City, I felt untouchable.

Evening Standard

Heathrow's third runway and the other public transport projects that will reshape London by 2035

Major transport infrastructure projects include Gatwick’s second runway, Heathrow’s third runway and a new Piccadilly line fleet

Evening Standard

Be angry at cars not bikes says Lime Bikes chief as he invests £20 million

Money will go on new parking, staff, and campaigns

Cycling Weekly

London can become 'another Amsterdam' says Lime bike chief as he invests £20m in capital

E-bike hire firm offers councils £5m to build 2,500 more cycle parking bays

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I test rode the newest shared e-bike on the market, and it might be the most advanced one yet

Beryl's new e-bike is 'jam-packed full of features', says the brand's CEO

Cycling Weekly

OPINION - The London Question: Are runners the most annoying people in London in January?

Is there anything worse than seeing joggers (or “runners” as they like to call themselves) in London in January? It’s cold, dark and our thick layer of Christmas-induced blubber is refusing to drop off naturally like an iguana’s tail. Everywhere you turn there are people pounding the streets wearing Salomon…

Evening Standard

Tweets of the week: Timothée Chalamet's Lime bike scandal, Wout van Aert rides on water, and Lachlan Morton confesses

Our social media round-up turns to Hollywood

Cycling Weekly

Timothée Chalamet’s red-carpet ride adds to Lime bikes’ fashion credentials

Actor’s premiere entry shows how the electric rental bikes have shifted gear from everyday commuter transport

The Guardian - UK

Digested week: Steve Bannon’s bitter attack on Elon Musk lifts the spirits, briefly

Plus: Timothée Chalamet charms on a Lime bike, Rick Stein’s 1970s prices and Starbucks’ bathroom requirements

The Guardian - UK

Timothee Chalamet says he was fined £65 for riding Lime bike to London premiere

The Hollywood star cycled down the red carpet of the event held at BFI Southbank in London on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Timothee Chalamet fined £65 for Lime bike stunt at London premiere

The Hollywood star said his eco-friendly red carpet entrance came with a surprising cost

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Timothee Chalamet hit with parking fine after riding e-bike to Bob Dylan biopic premiere

Actor told French chat show that he was charged a sum of £65

The Guardian - UK

‘Please don’t hit me!’ The battle between ebikers and other cyclists

Ebike rentals are thought to have reduced car use – but caused consternation among some pedestrians and other road users. How can everyone get along?

The Independent UK

Timothée Chalamet enters London premiere of A Complete Unknown on a Lime bike

The star of the Bob Dylan biopic amused fans with a surprise entrance

The Independent UK

Lime bikes annoys half of London, but they’re so addictive to ride

LET’S UNPACK THAT: The ubiquitous green bikes are a massive wind-up to councils, car drivers and older people, but once you get addicted to whizzing around on them, you just can’t stop, says Roisin Lanigan

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Evening Standard

Lime and Forest e-bikes being dumped on London streets in 'unacceptable numbers', say transport chiefs

About 40,000 Lime and Forest bikes are thought to be for hire in capital

Evening Standard

'End of e-bikes Wild West': Crackdown on electric hire cycles as mayors to be handed powers to fine operators

The Mayor will be given powers to crackdown on rogue operators and e-bike riders under new Government plans

The Guardian - UK

‘Absolutely outrageous’: wealthy residents living in shadow of Harrods wage war on e-bikes

Cycle chaos on streets has made the area a ‘scrapyard’, threatening pedestrians’ safety, say householders

The Guardian - UK

TfL to fine firms whose electric bikes block pavements

London transport body takes action as size of e-bike fleets run by companies such as Lime and Forest soar

Cycling Weekly

Fines threatened in clampdown on 'problematic parking' of e-bikes in London

Dockless e-bike operators could face action for 'wilful obstruction'

Evening Standard

TfL spends £1million on parking bays for e-bikes (as thousands more hire bikes due to arrive in London)

Voi to compete with Lime and Forest as designated bays are created on Red Routes after ‘Wild West’ concerns

Evening Standard

First look inside Lime's new e-bike warehouse in London as firm reveals expansion plans

Car parking spaces need to be reallocated to cyclists to help tackle problem of bikes dumped on pavements, says Lime policy chief

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