Over at At War With The Motorist I consider what the effects of the London Bike Hire scheme will be — how the bikes will be used, and how they will change London. The conclusion is that they should make a small contribution to solving London’s problems, by helping the city get over its destructive taxi addiction. The bikes should also raise the profile of the desire amongst Londoners to get more of our streets de-Motorised entirely. Read it here.
While we’re on the subject of Hire Bikes, my AWWTM co-blogger Dawn and I reviewed them — you can read Dawn’s post here.