Dockless hire bike parking bays consultation

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We are consulting on Phase 3 of the designated hire bike bay parking programme from Friday 27 June 2025. Write your objection or share your feedback on proposed bays by 11.59pm on Friday 18 July 2025.

Phase Two consultation is now closed, and the outcome of the consultation is detailed below.

As part of our commitment to making Islington a greener and healthier place, we are working to improve the environment in Islington by improving air quality and promoting the benefits of physical activity through measures to increase walking and cycling, ensuring that everyone in the borough has the same opportunity to access transport.

Dockless hire bikes provide a flexible, healthy and affordable travel option for people living, working and visiting Islington and we have seen a significant increase in the use of dockless hire bikes in the borough in recent years. We want to make it easier for people to use environmentally friendly, healthy transport options, while keeping our roads and pavements welcoming and accessible for all people who walk, cycle and use buggies or wheelchairs.

The continued implementation of designated hire bike parking bays supports our efforts for a more equal borough. By repurposing existing vehicle parking bays, we are providing dedicated parking spaces for hire bikes which will help keep pavements clear of obstructions and support hire bike operators to better enforce appropriate parking.

We are currently delivering designated hire bike parking bays across the borough in phases. The council delivered a pilot programme of 10 hire bike parking bays in February 2024. Following this, an additional 78 bays were installed in December 2024 to January 2025 in the south of the borough. You can view the outcome of the Phase One and Two consultations under the ‘Useful Documents’ heading on the right hand side of the page.

Phase Two hire bike bays

In April 2025, we wrote to residents in the community with details on how to provide feedback on 66 proposed hire bike parking bay locations as part of a statutory consultation, including public consultation.

We have carefully considered all feedback received during the consultation and will be progressing with 61 of the proposed hire bike bays, including one amendment to a bay, under a permanent Traffic Management Order (TMO). Works to implement Phase Two bays will begin from mid-July 2025.

These timelines will be worked to as closely as possible but may be subject to slight change.

Converting the existing car parking bays to designated hire bike parking bays will require the introduction of new markings on the road and the installation of bollards to mark the border of the bay.

There will be no traffic restrictions as a result of the works. You will be able to access your property and receive deliveries and visitors by vehicle as usual.

The ‘Phase Two Consultation Outcome’ document can be found under ‘Useful Documents’ on the right hand side of this page and outlines which hire bike parking bays will be implemented (with or without amendments) and which bays will not progress at this time. As there is demand for hire bike parking in the areas identified for consultation, we will revisit these locations during the subsequent phases of the hire bike parking bay implementation programme to identify specific sites that can support hire bike parking.

Proposals for new hire bike bays (Phase Three Consultation)

We are now consulting on Phase Three of the designated hire bike parking bay programme. Sites included as part of this phase are mostly concentrated in the middle and north of the borough including Arsenal, Highbury, FInsbury Park, Tollington and Tufnell Park wards.

Implementing this proposal will require repurposing some on-road parking bays into hire bike bays. Each converted parking bay (approximately 5-10m) will hold space for up ten to twenty hire bikes.

Where will the proposed bays be located?

The locations of the proposed designated hire bike parking bays can be viewed under ‘Plans and Proposals’ on the left-hand side of this page from Friday, 27 June 2025. The proposed locations can also be viewed on a map by clicking the ‘Map’ button towards the bottom of this page.

How can I have my say?

We will be introducing these changes under a Traffic Management Order (TMO) which is subject to a statutory consultation. To make an objection to the TMO, please send it in writing to us between Friday, 27 June and Friday 18 July 2025.

  • Let’s Talk Islington (this webpage). At the bottom of this page you can click the ‘Survey’ button which will open a text box where you can write an objection. Please note the survey will open on on Friday, 27 June 2025.

  • Post: Environment, 1 Cottage Road, London, N7 8TP

The objection period for the TMO statutory consultation closes at 11.59pm on Friday 18 July 2025. Please note that any formal objection submitted may become a public document and could be published anonymously.

Will there be additional statutory consultations?

The council is aiming to implement additional phases of hire bike bay parking in 2025. Updates will be made to this webpage, when available. Each phase will include a public consultation, including statutory consultation.

The council will aim to implement further phases of hire bike parking bays in 2025 to reach our objective of 250 bays. Each phase will include a statutory consultation, including public consultation and residents will be notified by letter in advance of the consultation if a bay is proposed in their area.

Once the statutory consultation is underway, the ‘Plans and Proposals’ section on the right-hand side of this webpage will be updated with the next phase of proposed hire bike bay locations.

If you have further questions, contact us at Environment@islington.gov.uk (or write to: Environment, 1 Cottage Road, London, N7 8TP).

We are consulting on Phase 3 of the designated hire bike bay parking programme from Friday 27 June 2025. Write your objection or share your feedback on proposed bays by 11.59pm on Friday 18 July 2025.

Phase Two consultation is now closed, and the outcome of the consultation is detailed below.

As part of our commitment to making Islington a greener and healthier place, we are working to improve the environment in Islington by improving air quality and promoting the benefits of physical activity through measures to increase walking and cycling, ensuring that everyone in the borough has the same opportunity to access transport.

Dockless hire bikes provide a flexible, healthy and affordable travel option for people living, working and visiting Islington and we have seen a significant increase in the use of dockless hire bikes in the borough in recent years. We want to make it easier for people to use environmentally friendly, healthy transport options, while keeping our roads and pavements welcoming and accessible for all people who walk, cycle and use buggies or wheelchairs.

The continued implementation of designated hire bike parking bays supports our efforts for a more equal borough. By repurposing existing vehicle parking bays, we are providing dedicated parking spaces for hire bikes which will help keep pavements clear of obstructions and support hire bike operators to better enforce appropriate parking.

We are currently delivering designated hire bike parking bays across the borough in phases. The council delivered a pilot programme of 10 hire bike parking bays in February 2024. Following this, an additional 78 bays were installed in December 2024 to January 2025 in the south of the borough. You can view the outcome of the Phase One and Two consultations under the ‘Useful Documents’ heading on the right hand side of the page.

Phase Two hire bike bays

In April 2025, we wrote to residents in the community with details on how to provide feedback on 66 proposed hire bike parking bay locations as part of a statutory consultation, including public consultation.

We have carefully considered all feedback received during the consultation and will be progressing with 61 of the proposed hire bike bays, including one amendment to a bay, under a permanent Traffic Management Order (TMO). Works to implement Phase Two bays will begin from mid-July 2025.

These timelines will be worked to as closely as possible but may be subject to slight change.

Converting the existing car parking bays to designated hire bike parking bays will require the introduction of new markings on the road and the installation of bollards to mark the border of the bay.

There will be no traffic restrictions as a result of the works. You will be able to access your property and receive deliveries and visitors by vehicle as usual.

The ‘Phase Two Consultation Outcome’ document can be found under ‘Useful Documents’ on the right hand side of this page and outlines which hire bike parking bays will be implemented (with or without amendments) and which bays will not progress at this time. As there is demand for hire bike parking in the areas identified for consultation, we will revisit these locations during the subsequent phases of the hire bike parking bay implementation programme to identify specific sites that can support hire bike parking.

Proposals for new hire bike bays (Phase Three Consultation)

We are now consulting on Phase Three of the designated hire bike parking bay programme. Sites included as part of this phase are mostly concentrated in the middle and north of the borough including Arsenal, Highbury, FInsbury Park, Tollington and Tufnell Park wards.

Implementing this proposal will require repurposing some on-road parking bays into hire bike bays. Each converted parking bay (approximately 5-10m) will hold space for up ten to twenty hire bikes.

Where will the proposed bays be located?

The locations of the proposed designated hire bike parking bays can be viewed under ‘Plans and Proposals’ on the left-hand side of this page from Friday, 27 June 2025. The proposed locations can also be viewed on a map by clicking the ‘Map’ button towards the bottom of this page.

How can I have my say?

We will be introducing these changes under a Traffic Management Order (TMO) which is subject to a statutory consultation. To make an objection to the TMO, please send it in writing to us between Friday, 27 June and Friday 18 July 2025.

  • Let’s Talk Islington (this webpage). At the bottom of this page you can click the ‘Survey’ button which will open a text box where you can write an objection. Please note the survey will open on on Friday, 27 June 2025.

  • Post: Environment, 1 Cottage Road, London, N7 8TP

The objection period for the TMO statutory consultation closes at 11.59pm on Friday 18 July 2025. Please note that any formal objection submitted may become a public document and could be published anonymously.

Will there be additional statutory consultations?

The council is aiming to implement additional phases of hire bike bay parking in 2025. Updates will be made to this webpage, when available. Each phase will include a public consultation, including statutory consultation.

The council will aim to implement further phases of hire bike parking bays in 2025 to reach our objective of 250 bays. Each phase will include a statutory consultation, including public consultation and residents will be notified by letter in advance of the consultation if a bay is proposed in their area.

Once the statutory consultation is underway, the ‘Plans and Proposals’ section on the right-hand side of this webpage will be updated with the next phase of proposed hire bike bay locations.

If you have further questions, contact us at Environment@islington.gov.uk (or write to: Environment, 1 Cottage Road, London, N7 8TP).

  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    We will be introducing these changes under a Traffic Management Order (TMO) which is subject to a statutory consultation. Please note that any formal objection submitted may become a public document and could be published anonymously.  

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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    Use this form to make a formal objection to the Traffic Management Order (TMO) proposing the new hire bike bay locations.

    Please note that any formal objection that is submitted may become a public document and could be published.

    The deadline for submitting an objection is 11.59pm on Friday, 11 October 2024.

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  • CLOSED: This survey has concluded.

    In this survey we are asking for your views on the dockless e-bike parking bays pilot proposals that we have published on our Let's Talk Islington project page.

    The closing date for this survey is 11.59pm on Thursday 21 September 2023. 

    We encourage everyone to answer this survey, as your answers will help us to improve our draft proposals for the scheme. The survey should take about 10 to 15 minutes to complete. Questions which are mandatory are marked with an asterisk *.

    If you would like this information in a different format – another language or reading format, such as audiotape, Braille, large print, or Easy Read,or request for a hard copy (paper copy) of the questionnaire, please write to: EClimateChangeandTransportTransportStrategyandAirQuality@islington.gov.uk 


     

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