Access a network of secure places to park your bike, scooter & cargo bike. Ancoats Mobility Hub in Manchester is now live! Instantly book via the Spokesafe app.
We're delighted to announce that Cardiff is the UK's first major city with a connected cycle parking network - powered by Spokesafe_OS.
In partnership with @cardiffcouncil, we’ve delivered secure lockers across 7 city centre locations, all accessible via one simple system.
🧵👇
spokesafe.com/blog/cardiff-b…
Cardiff is showing what’s possible when secure cycle parking is treated as infrastructure - integrated into the city’s wider transport network.
A model for UK cities ready to level up active travel.
The best bit? This is an easy to follow, repeatable blueprint for other towns & cities across the UK to follow.
Just 31 lockers will facilitate thousands of journeys for cyclists across Cardiff who want a secure spot in the city centre in the years ahead.
New secure cycle lockers across #Cardiff! 31 units now installed at 7 city centre spots - following the Castle Street launch this summer.
Book via the @Spokesafe app: orlo.uk/DzAgY 🚲 🚲
Great to have this mini network installed across the centre of Cardiff.
We have already seen really great usage and expect this to continue as the project matures.
🚲 New secure cycle lockers across #Cardiff!
31 units now installed at 7 city centre spots — following the Castle Street launch this summer.
💷 £1–£1.50/day
Book via the @Spokesafe app orlo.uk/DzAgY
We’ve seen really great usage of these lockers since they were installed.
PLUS there are now a few more locations in Cardiff bookable in the app now too!
No, they're not Cardiff's cheapest hotel rooms, although come Christmas.... Six shed-like bike lockers were installed a while back outside the Castle. To use them, you have to download the @spokesafe app. Has anyone used one yet? How did you get on?
"55% of users stated they would have used a car if the cycle parking facility was not available, demonstrating the Hub's role in reducing vehicle congestion."
Newport Cycle Hub shows investing in cycle parking = behaviour change.
Read more 👉 lttr.ai/Ajxvm
This article sounds alarming, but British Transport Police are right: CCTV alone is not a deterrent to thieves.
To stop thieves taking more bikes at stations across the UK, here are 4 easy to implement tips...
bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c8jm…
Getting station cycle parking right is vital to encourage behaviour change. In 2024, we facilitated over 250,000 journeys by bike - and we're just getting started.
spokesafe.com/blog/how-offer…