Managed by John Chamberlain

Surveys have identified lack of secure storage as being as important as safety worries in a list of what puts people off cycling. CCC are working with Camden to identify locations where they can install secure cycle storage facilities. The first scheme will probably be on a council estate because of the availability of space and the proximity to users. We have been talking to other LCC groups, especially Hackney, who have had a residential cycle parking project called HomeBikePark going for some time

Here are some photographs from their website courtesy of Trevor Parsons:

Converting a pram shed at Victorian Grove:

Painting	Secure door and internal fittings being installed

Shed in use.

Converting a laundry room at the Old Gascoyne estate:

Painting and decorating.	Racks being installed
Note combination including Wega and Sheffield stands.

The most cost-effective scheme will most likely be one where an existing room is converted. This will allow two levels of security - a lock on the door, with keys probably rented to users, plus the facility to lock individual cycles to stands and racks within the room.

If you have suggestions for where a pilot scheme should be considered, contact John Chamberlain. The key elements are (a) a demand among residents and (b) an underused facility that can be converted.

March 2005