{"id":4787,"date":"2011-07-30T09:45:33","date_gmt":"2011-07-30T08:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=4787"},"modified":"2011-07-29T14:21:16","modified_gmt":"2011-07-29T13:21:16","slug":"londons-boris-bikes-speed-past-their-first-birthday-tfl-celebrate-with-a-feast-ofacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/londons-boris-bikes-speed-past-their-first-birthday-tfl-celebrate-with-a-feast-ofacts\/","title":{"rendered":"London’s Boris Bikes speed past their first birthday, TfL celebrate with a feast o’facts"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Boris<\/p>\n

Today sees the first birthday of the ‘Boris Bike’ scheme in London, with Transport for London celebrating the occasion by\u00a0announcing\u00a0a westward expansion<\/a> while scooping up another \u00a325 million in sponsorship money from Barclays.<\/p>\n

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\"Boris<\/p>\n

I’ve been a huge fan of the scheme from the start<\/a>, even if the stations can be a\u00a0bit\u00a0flaky\u00a0at times (I once tried seven bikes and not one of the buggers would respond to my pre-paid key, and I’ve got the helpline on SpeedDial).<\/p>\n

Londoners have also embraced the ‘hop on. hop off’ cycling service, with over 6 million journeys\u00a0registered\u00a0 to date, with little of the\u00a0anticipated\u00a0mass thieving takingplace: TfL reports that just\u00a0200 of the 6,000 bikes have had to be scrapped.<\/p>\n

More importantly, there has been no serious injuries recorded by users\u00a0moving\u00a0around London on these stately steeds.<\/p>\n

TfL have prepared a vertible calvacade of facts<\/a> about the service – scroll down and soak ’em up:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
<\/th>\nWeek ending 24 July\u00a02011<\/th>\nSince scheme launch (or since Casual User launch 3 Dec 2010)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Number of new Members<\/td>\n482<\/td>\n128,803<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total cycle hires<\/td>\n146,022<\/td>\n6,041,149<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total cycle hires by Members<\/td>\n98,371<\/td>\n5,049,524<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total cycle hires by Members on weekdays<\/td>\n81,060<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total cycle hires by Members on weekends<\/td>\n17,311<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total cycle hires by Casual Users<\/td>\n47,651<\/td>\n991,625<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total cycle hires by Casual Users on weekdays<\/td>\n26,329<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total cycle hires by Casual Users on weekends<\/td>\n21,322<\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of total hires by Members<\/td>\n67\u00a0per cent<\/td>\n84 per cent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Percentage of total hires by Casual Users<\/td>\n33\u00a0per cent<\/td>\n16 per cent<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Average journey time for weekday journeys<\/td>\n14 mins<\/td>\n16 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Average journey time for weekend journeys<\/td>\n28\u00a0mins<\/td>\n23 mins<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Top\u00a0five docking stations for hires<\/strong><\/td>\n1. Waterloo Station, Waterloo – 2,426 hires<\/td>\n1. Belgrove Street, King’s Cross<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2. Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park – 2,040 hires<\/td>\n2. Concert Hall Approach, South Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3. Hyde Park Corner, Hyde Park – 1,602 hires<\/td>\n3. Waterloo Station, Waterloo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n4. Belgrove Street, King’s Cross – 1,600 hires<\/td>\n4. Hop Exchange, The Borough<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n5. Black Lion Gate, Kensington Gardens – 1,341 hires<\/td>\n5. Queen Street, Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Top\u00a0five docking stations for docking<\/strong><\/td>\n1. Waterloo Station, Waterloo – 2,399 docks<\/td>\n1. Concert Hall Approach, South Bank<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n2. Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park – 1,857 docks<\/td>\n2. Belgrove Street, King’s Cross<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n3. Belgrove Street, King’s Cross – 1,586 docks<\/td>\n3. Waterloo Station, Waterloo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n4. Hyde Park Corner, Hyde – 1,481 docks<\/td>\n4. Hop Exchange, The Borough<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
<\/td>\n5. Black Lion Gate, Kensington Gardens – 1,245 docks<\/td>\n5. Finsbury Circus, Liverpool Street<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Total\u00a0page views\u00a0to BCH webpage<\/strong><\/td>\n26,338<\/strong><\/td>\n2,620,862<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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