Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Placemaking and Housing.  To be introduced by the Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment and Transport, and Deputy Leader of the Council.

The Leader introduced the report which set out the feedback on the community engagement exercise in relation to a dockless bike trial, and sough approval for the implementation of a trial scheme across the borough for up to 24 months.

In response to questions from Councillor da Costa, the following was noted:

-       Parking would be provided in marked bays at key locations in the borough, such as around high streets and transport hubs.  It was anticipated that the parking provision would increase over time in consultation with providers.

-       In terms of providers, an open procurement exercise was carried out, and an open approach had been taken with the contract, which would not preclude the Council working with an additional provider in the future.

RESOLVED to

1.            Note the responses received as part of community engagement on a future planned dockless bike trial in Haringey, as set out in Appendix A;

2.            Approve the implementation of a Haringey Dockless Bike Hire Scheme, on a trial basis for a period of up to 24 months, consistent with the Haringey Approach outlined in this report;

3.            Approve the Council entering into formal agreements with Lime and Human Forest to deliver the Haringey Dockless Bike Hire Scheme, on a trial basis for up to 24 months, in accordance with CSO 8.03 (Tender Process) as permitted under CSO 9.07.1(c) (Award Process);

4.            Approve the principle of the making and consulting on traffic management orders to enable appropriate parking provision to be made for the Haringey Dockless Bike Hire Scheme including through the reallocation of on-street vehicular parking to on-street cycle parking consistent with reallocating road space in Policy 5 of the Walking and Cycling Action Plan (2022);

5.            Delegate authority to the Head of Highways and Parking to determine locations and details of parking for the Haringey Dockless Bike Hire Scheme, to propose and make necessary traffic management orders and to consider objections and then decide whether or not to confirm these, subject to compliance with relevant statutory requirements and in written consultation with the Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment and Transport and the Cabinet Member for Resident Services and Tackling Inequality.

Reasons for decision

The implementation of a trial dockless bike scheme is a key aim within the Greener and Climate Resilient Haringey section of the Haringey Corporate Delivery Plan 2022/23 and 2023/24 and would be in line with the Council’s adopted Walking and Cycling Action Plan (2022) and Transport Strategy (2018) which both support bike hire schemes as a means of creating alternative travel options to help reduce our reliance on cars reducing congestion, pollution and injuries on the borough’s roads.

The Council has engaged extensively regarding a trial dockless bike scheme, including with Transport for London, London Councils and other London boroughs to understand best practice and to learn lessons from other schemes (primarily through the London Micro-mobility Working Group). In addition, the Council held a dedicated community engagement in early 2023 seeking views from residents, businesses and other  ...  view the full minutes text for item 19