NEW cycle hangars are being installed this month at 40 sites across Bristol including St Werburgh’s, Montpelier, Bishopston Ashley Down, Cotham and Redland.
Cycle hangars are covered, lockable pods that take up about the same amount of space as one parked car, offering secure storage for six bikes per hangar.
The locations have been chosen by Bristol City Council from a shortlist of 48 sites suggested through a survey run by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority in 2023.
Councillor Ed Plowden, chair of the Transport and Connectivity Committee, said: “I hope this will encourage even more people to start cycling regularly, which has so many benefits for your health and wellbeing, as well as helping to reduce congestion and air pollution across the city.”
It costs £55 a year for one space in a cycle hangar, plus a £25 refundable key deposit.
Households wishing to store bikes in these hangars will need to apply for spaces. The application process for the cycle hangars will be launched at www.bikenest.co.uk soon after they have been installed. In the meantime, residents can register their interest in having a space in a nearby cycle hangar by emailing bikenestservices@lockit-safe.co.uk or phoning 01472 346382.
Letters have been sent to properties close by the new cycle hangars, setting out when they will be installed and more information about the sign up process.
The cycle hangars project has been made possible through funding secured by the West of England Mayoral Combined Authority from Active Travel England.
Among the hangars due to be installed during the first two weeks of February are:
Ashley
• On St Werburghs Road at the end of the cul de sac.
• On Badminton Road, just before its junction with London Road.
• On St Werburghs Park, close to its junction with Glenfrome Road.
• On Fairlawn close to its junction with Fairfield Road.
Bishopston & Ashley Down
• On York Avenue as it meets Ashley Down Road.
• On Beech Road close to its junction with Thornleigh Road.
Cotham
• On Springfield Road outside number 69-71.
• On Alfred Pace near its junction with Henrietta Street.
Redland
• On Wentworth Road opposite number 7.