Day 247 ‘London Bikes 2’ – 31/07/10

Another photo celebrating the launch of the London Bike Hire scheme and the new cycle paths in the city.

“A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London has begun. So far, more than 12,000 people have signed up to the idea, far outstripping the 5,000 bicycles which will be available at special docking stations. Transport for London (TfL) has admitted it had been expecting “teething problems”. But it insisted that although members outnumbered the number of bikes, people would not face a shortage. Already, more than 12,450 keys have been handed out to Londoners enabling them to unlock bikes left at 315 docking points across the city. The keys cost £3 and the cost of using the cycles varies from £1 for an hour to £50 for 24 hours. TfL and operator Serco expect to roll out the scheme to casual users after a month.” From the BBC News Website

Day 246 ‘London Bikes 1’ – 30/07/10

Todays photo is celebrating the launch of the London Bike Hire scheme and the new cycle paths in the city. This shot is deliberately juxtaposing the new cycle highway markings next the the wheels of a car.

“A bike hire scheme designed to encourage thousands more cycle journeys in central London has begun. So far, more than 12,000 people have signed up to the idea, far outstripping the 5,000 bicycles which will be available at special docking stations. Transport for London (TfL) has admitted it had been expecting “teething problems”. But it insisted that although members outnumbered the number of bikes, people would not face a shortage. Already, more than 12,450 keys have been handed out to Londoners enabling them to unlock bikes left at 315 docking points across the city. The keys cost £3 and the cost of using the cycles varies from £1 for an hour to £50 for 24 hours. TfL and operator Serco expect to roll out the scheme to casual users after a month.” From the BBC News Website

Day 41 ‘Good Footsteps to Follow’ – 06/01/10

Another lunchtime walk, and a really difficult choice today. In the end this shot won out because it was a topical snow shot, and as stated in a previous post, this doesn’t happen in central London all too often. This was taken looking down from a bridge as we walked out of one of the parks on the Thames Path. I liked the shape of the bench in the snow, and the little footprints that walked in a strange pattern around it! Not sure how long the lunchtime walks will last, but it has been great for scouting out photo opportunities around work, and there are several shots that i now know are only a 5 or 10 minute walk away