Transport Hundreds more cycle hangars to be installed across city

HUNDREDS of new cycle hangars are planned in Bristol after the last roll-out was almost fully booked up within 90 minutes. Bristol City Council is aiming to roll out at least 400 extra cycle hangars by 2030, a huge increase given there are only 102 hangars in Bristol at the moment.

- Alex SEABROOK Local democracy reporter

A bike hangar in Bedminster - more are set to rolled out across Bristol

Cyclists can pay an annual fee of £55 to lock up their bike in a hangar on the street near their home. One hangar can hold six bicycles and takes up the space of a single parked car. Secure storage space helps clamp down on theft and is useful for people in shared houses or flats.

More than 500 locations were suggested to the council two years ago. When bookings were taken for 40 new hangars earlier this year, five out of six spaces were already reserved within an hour and a half, showing the huge amount of unmet demand across Bristol.

Green Councillor Ed Plowden, chair of the committee, said: "Quite a lot of the target is not funded. But what we want to do is make sure that we've got a good policy in place to make sure that when funding is available we can get on and deliver it according to the priorities set out in here."