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Post by matthieu1221 on Jan 20, 2024 22:05:35 GMT
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Post by matthieu1221 on Jan 22, 2024 18:11:14 GMT
A real-term fare cut to Santander Cycles too. A reversal to the change to charge per half-hour iirc rather than per day, which along with increased competition, led to rentals dropping despite overall increases in cycling (from launch it was previously pay once and get unlimited 30 minute rides per day).
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jan 23, 2024 9:10:12 GMT
A real-term fare cut to Santander Cycles too. A reversal to the change to charge per half-hour iirc rather than per day, which along with increased competition, led to rentals dropping despite overall increases in cycling (from launch it was previously pay once and get unlimited 30 minute rides per day). |
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Post by SILENCED on Jan 23, 2024 9:58:33 GMT
A real-term fare cut to Santander Cycles too. A reversal to the change to charge per half-hour iirc rather than per day, which along with increased competition, led to rentals dropping despite overall increases in cycling (from launch it was previously pay once and get unlimited 30 minute rides per day). How long before one catches fire charging and we have a huge roadside fire as it spreads to rest of rack? Would you want a rack outside your house/shop/office? |
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Post by vjaska on Jan 23, 2024 12:47:17 GMT
E-bike numbers to increase in London by more than 200%The number of Santander e-bikes in the capital is set to increase by more than 200% this summer as a result of Transport for London (TfL) investment.www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-68059831 How long before one catches fire charging and we have a huge roadside fire as it spreads to rest of rack? Would you want a rack outside your house/shop/office? AFAIK, the spate of fires involving e-scooters is down to people buying them from dodgy people online rather than actual shops so not sure why these would catch fire charging. I can’t imagine TfL will be scouring eBay buying from randoms & presume TfL will be doing trials to make sure they’re as robust as possible. |
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Post by matthieu1221 on Jan 24, 2024 0:49:38 GMT
I suppose that to TFL, it may be cheaper to introduce more bikes than to expand the scheme. Not sure what difference this would make in ridership if the bike docks aren't accessible to everyone. This is where Lime Bike eats them up and why they're so prevalent in South - you can ride one all the way to your doorstep as long as you live in the catchment area. Expanding the scheme is now fully down to funding from local councils... who frankly have better things to spend their little cash on. You do see new cycle hire points pop up mostly with S106 funding though.
And yes, the price of a new docking station is eye-watering!
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Post by WH241 on Jan 28, 2024 11:18:05 GMT
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Post by SILENCED on Jan 28, 2024 11:32:36 GMT
Yet again a gesture that will benefit few in South London, yet we pay for! This Mayor just screws over Outer South London time and time again! |
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Post by capitalomnibus on Jan 28, 2024 12:40:37 GMT
Yet again a gesture that will benefit few in South London, yet we pay for! This Mayor just screws over Outer South London time and time again! Well he even moved City Hall from south of the river.... |
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Post by southlondon413 on Jan 28, 2024 13:32:18 GMT
It’s so pointless and barely a saving. If these workers aren’t travelling into Central London from the suburbs on a Friday to go the office they sure as f**k aren’t going in for a drink or dinner. They’ll stay local or just stay at home. If they have to pay for childcare the three days they are in the office they definitely aren’t paying for an extra evening. Central London is a cesspit full of protesters and tourists. |
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Post by PGAT on Jan 28, 2024 13:38:48 GMT
Yet again a gesture that will benefit few in South London, yet we pay for! This Mayor just screws over Outer South London time and time again! How exactly does it screw you over? |
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Post by redbus on Jan 28, 2024 13:57:57 GMT
It’s so pointless and barely a saving. If these workers aren’t travelling into Central London from the suburbs on a Friday to go the office they sure as f**k aren’t going in for a drink or dinner. They’ll stay local or just stay at home. If they have to pay for childcare the three days they are in the office they definitely aren’t paying for an extra evening. Central London is a cesspit full of protesters and tourists. I suspect the hope will be either get people back to the office more days a week or move some people from Tuesdays / Wednesdays / Thursday working to different days including Friday to balance the days. I think it will fail. |
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Post by southlondon413 on Jan 28, 2024 14:10:26 GMT
It’s so pointless and barely a saving. If these workers aren’t travelling into Central London from the suburbs on a Friday to go the office they sure as f**k aren’t going in for a drink or dinner. They’ll stay local or just stay at home. If they have to pay for childcare the three days they are in the office they definitely aren’t paying for an extra evening. Central London is a cesspit full of protesters and tourists. I suspect the hope will be either get people back to the office more days a week or move some people from Tuesdays / Wednesdays / Thursday working to different days including Friday to balance the days. I think it will fail. I’d quit my job before I had to go back more than 3 days a week 😂. Jokes aside I cannot see it happening. I hate this myth, not that you’re perpetuating it, that just because you’re not in the office you don’t work as hard. I work harder and achieve just as much at home as I do in the office. But I like working at home Thursday/Friday, it’s a nice way to end the week. |
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Post by Eastlondoner62 on Jan 28, 2024 14:19:08 GMT
It’s so pointless and barely a saving. If these workers aren’t travelling into Central London from the suburbs on a Friday to go the office they sure as f**k aren’t going in for a drink or dinner. They’ll stay local or just stay at home. If they have to pay for childcare the three days they are in the office they definitely aren’t paying for an extra evening. Central London is a cesspit full of protesters and tourists. I think you might be underestimating this, while probably not aimed at people out in the far ends people from places like Barking, Ilford, Edmonton, Catford etc are likely to go into Central London to party as its not a long trip and if you have friends scattered over London then Central London is the best place to meet. Khan does a lot of silly things, this is actually a good idea. |
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Post by WH241 on Jan 28, 2024 14:23:46 GMT
It’s so pointless and barely a saving. If these workers aren’t travelling into Central London from the suburbs on a Friday to go the office they sure as f**k aren’t going in for a drink or dinner. They’ll stay local or just stay at home. If they have to pay for childcare the three days they are in the office they definitely aren’t paying for an extra evening. Central London is a cesspit full of protesters and tourists. I think you might be underestimating this, while probably not aimed at people out in the far ends people from places like Barking, Ilford, Edmonton, Catford etc are likely to go into Central London to party as its not a long trip and if you have friends scattered over London then Central London is the best place to meet. Khan does a lot of silly things, this is actually a good idea. A whole 60p saving time on a night out based on a zone 3 to zone 1 trip (Assuming people are heading out before the peak ends). Much like the fare freeze it’s hardly anything for the average passenger but adds up as most lost revenue for TfL |
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