The Surveyor magazine assesses London cycle hire's scheme, pointing out that its failure to reach some of London's communities, and cost overruns that have resulted in borough councils having to pay towards the scheme.
Surveyor says:
London’s Liberal Democrat leader, Caroline Pidgeon, who is chair of the capital’s transport committee, told Surveyor: ‘It is time that the bike hire scheme stepped up a gear and dramatically improved its performance and delivered a service to a far wider range of people. If the London bike hire scheme is to continue to be publicly subsidised it must start delivering for everyone.’
The Lib Dems want the scheme to be made more inclusive so a ‘far wider group of users’ can enjoy the benefits of cheap and healthy travel. They are calling on the mayor to promote it to women and younger adults, expand it to south London and include it as part of the Oyster pay as you go scheme as originally planned by TfL.