Residents across the West of England are being given the chance to suggest locations for the installation of more cycle hangars across the region.
A cycle hangar in Great Stanhope Street | Photo © Bath Echo
A new consultation has been launched to give people a say in where they want to see dozens more hangars rolled out across the area.
It comes after the West of England Combined Authority (WECA) secured over £3.5 million to boost walking and cycling earlier in the year, including funding to install up to 80 lockable, secure cycle hangars at locations where people most want to see them.
The consultation gives locals the chance to select where they would like to see one of the cycle hangars, which usually take up the space of about one parked car, using an interactive online map, and then answering some short survey questions to explain their reasons why.
The idea is to provide detailed feedback helping the Combined Authority draw up a shortlist of sites based on where there is most demand for the hangars, plus other criteria such as where residents have little to no storage for their bikes indoors.
This will then be passed to local councils, who will carry out inspections of the shortlisted sites, to check they’re all suitable.
The consultation runs until 29th October. People can suggest locations at www.cyclehangarswest.co.uk.
