Big Shift – AprilBe part of the shift to a healthier and greener borough with the opportunities below.For questions and queries contact us at <a href="mailto:bigshift@lambeth.gov.uk">bigshift@lambeth.gov.uk</a>&nbsp;London Cargo Bike Festival – 10 May 2024<img border="0" width="601" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1712152906/projects/5eb2a6363e3456576a34dc40/hwyf9sbe7piestb1hj3z.jpg" alt="A poster for a festival

Description automatically generated" class="fr-fic fr-dii">The London Cargo Bike Festival 2024 is a family-focused day, designed to inform and inspire people about the wide range of cargo bikes on offer. You can try out a range of cargo bikes on a safe test track and find out more about servicing, maintenance, training, and safety.The festival will offer:•&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Cargo bike test rides with dozens of different brands for all cargo bike uses, whether it’s the school run, daily commute, or weekly shopping trips•&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Expert advice from cargo bike retailers and manufacturers•&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;A chauffeur-driven cargo bike taxi experience•&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Supervised children’s balance bike area•&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Food and drink stalls•&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Music, bubbles, and family entertainment!For more information and tickets - <a href="https://www.cargobikefestival.uk/">The London Cargo Bike Festival</a>Work in the industry? Join the National Cargo Bike Summit earlier in the day.More information here - <a href="https://www.cargobikesummit.uk/">National Cargo Bike Summit Conference</a>&nbsp;Play Streets&nbsp;Apply to host a play with your neighbours Autumn and Winter 2024.Find out more information here - <a href="https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/your-community/get-involved/community-groups-projects/play-streets">Play streets | Lambeth Council</a>&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1712152914/projects/5eb2a6363e3456576a34dc40/nbjiaw3tfmpfddkxtugi.jpg" class="fr-fic fr-dib fr-fil">&nbsp;&nbsp;Free cycle training is available for anyone who lives, works, or studies in Lambeth.• Private 1-1 sessions, family sessions, or group sessions.• From beginner sessions in an off-road environment, to advance sessions dealing with complex junctions.• Assistance with planning routes to wherever you’d like to go, and then cycling them with an instructor.Book your session at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cycleconfident.com/">www.cycleconfident.com</a>&nbsp;Try Before You BikeTry Before You Bike is a user-friendly scheme that is specifically designed to encourage people to cycle.• Pay monthly for a bike (including hybrid, folding bikes, e-bikes, e-cargo bikes, and adaptive bikes).• Free delivery to your door with accessories (helmet, lights, and lock), and bespoke training session.• You have the option to purchase the bike, or it can be collected for free if you decide the bike is not for you.Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.peddlemywheels.com/">www.peddlemywheels.com</a>&nbsp;OurbikeOurBike is a community cargo bike share scheme where you can hire an electric cargo bike by the hour.• Costs just £3 per hour to rent and can travel up to 50km on a full charge.• The cargo bikes can carry up to two kids, or all kinds of cargo from furniture to food deliveries.• Seven bikes located across the borough.Find your nearest OurBike and sign up at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ourbike.co.uk/">www.ourbike.co.uk</a>&nbsp;

Big Shift: April

Community ParkletsJanuary and February saw the installation of 5 Community Parklets!Meristem’s team braved the winter weather and installed the first batch of parklets. The parklets will serve as community hubs for residents, who have reached out to let us know how they have brightened the street. The parklets provide spaces for socialising and rest where previously there has been none.The individual parklets have taken different shapes depending on how the residents want to use them. One group of residents wanted there to be plenty of space so they can bring out their own chairs to socialise in the evenings as they started doing during lockdown.<img width="601" src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1709569778/projects/5eb2a6363e3456576a34dc40/le6ptav8zrkwdsgtpoht.jpg" alt="A truck parked in a parking lot

Description automatically generated" class="fr-fic fr-dii">&nbsp;Another group of residents chose to have their parklet serve as a memorial to a neighbour who had contributed a lot to their community. They chose to honour her memory by applying for the parklet and uniting their neighbours around this new space.&nbsp;<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1709569942/projects/5eb2a6363e3456576a34dc40/n5fuqfjgfmrwhyghtdk4.jpg" style="width: 600px;" class="fr-fic fr-dii">&nbsp;If you and your community would like a parklet on your street you can find out more information on the<a href="https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/streets-roads-transport/community-parklet-scheme">&nbsp;Big Shift Website.</a>&nbsp;Cycling supportAs spring is just around the corner, why not try out something new and give cycling a go? The Big Shift has several projects to help both experienced and inexperienced cyclists get on their bikes.Check out what support is available below.&nbsp;Bike MarketsBring along your outgrown, unwanted bikes to the market and put them to good use and donate them to a great project.All donated bikes will be serviced by upCYCLE and checked by a qualified mechanic to ensure they are in good working order. The bikes will then be sold at bike markets run by Peddle My Wheels, with 100% of all sales proceeds going back to upcycle.<a href="https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/events?text=Bike%20Market">Check out the upcoming sessions here.</a>&nbsp;Dr BikeExperienced mechanics will give your bike a FREE safety check.Qualified mechanics check everything on your bike from wheels, brakes, gears, and tyre pressure, to lights, racks, pedals, saddles, and more.For anything that can’t be fixed there and then, the mechanic will explain what needs doing and provide an estimated cost to fix at a bike shop.<a href="https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/events?text=Dr%20Bike">Check out the upcoming sessions here.</a>&nbsp;Free cycle training is available for anyone who lives, works, or studies in Lambeth.• Private 1-1 sessions, family sessions, or group sessions.• From beginner sessions in an off-road environment, to advance sessions dealing with complex junctions.• Assistance with planning routes to wherever you’d like to go, and then cycling them with an instructor.Book your session at&nbsp;<a href="http://www.cycleconfident.com/">www.cycleconfident.com</a>&nbsp;Try Before You BikeTry Before You Bike is a user-friendly scheme that is specifically designed to encourage people to cycle.• Pay monthly for a bike (including hybrid, folding bikes, e-bikes, e-cargo bikes, and adaptive bikes).• Free delivery to your door with accessories (helmet, lights, and lock), and bespoke training session.• You have the option to purchase the bike, or it can be collected for free if you decide the bike is not for you.Find out more at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.peddlemywheels.com/">www.peddlemywheels.com</a>&nbsp;OurbikeOurBike is a community cargo bike share scheme where you can hire an electric cargo bike by the hour.• Costs just £3 per hour to rent and can travel up to 50km on a full charge.• The cargo bikes can carry up to two kids, or all kinds of cargo from furniture to food deliveries.• Seven bikes located across the borough.Find your nearest OurBike and sign up at&nbsp;<a href="https://www.ourbike.co.uk/">www.ourbike.co.uk</a>&nbsp;

Big Shift March

The Big Shift - January Happy New Year! This January we would like to take the time to celebrate all that the Big Shift has achieved in 2023. Most of these projects are ongoing so if you would like to get involved head to the <a href="https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/streets-roads-transport/cycling-walking/big-shift-programme">Big Shift website </a>for more information or email bigshift@lambeth.gov.uk if you have a question. For updates on Big Shift projects, you can follow Lambeth’s social media accounts: X (Formerly Twitter): @lambeth_Council Instagram: @lambeth_Council Facebook: Lambeth Council Community Fund Parklets The Big Shift launched the Community Fund Parklet scheme in April 2023. Phase 1 will see the installation of 6 parklets in early 2024 and the phase 2 application window is still open. Community Fund Parklets allow for residents, schools and charities to apply to have a mini park on their street. These can create spaces for rest and socialising and bring some much-needed greenery to the streets. Watch this space for exciting updates as they come! Business Parklets This year has seen the launch of not one but two parklet schemes for Lambeth! The Business Parklet scheme was launched in December 2023 and is open for applications currently. Business Parklets differ from Community Fund Parklets in that they can be designed by the business to suit their needs. Individual businesses or groups of businesses can apply to have their own space in the kerbside. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1704907004/projects/quietway5/d9caf2d3-23ad-42d7-91fc-16c7d151546d.jpg" /> Bike the Borough The Big Shift and Cycle Confident held a mass bike ride of six primary schools in July 2023. The ride allowed the children from years 5 and 6 to show off their Bikeability skills and cap off the year with a bit of fun! The students rode from Brockwell Park to Clapham Common and ended with a picnic in the park to celebrate. The Big Shift and Cycle Confident have begun planning for the 2024 ride and hope to make it even bigger and better than last year! <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1704906991/projects/quietway5/5fa38c04-5ead-4d8f-8c03-2ab819ae1eb9.jpg" /> Car Free Days The Big Shift held three separate Car Free Day events throughout 2023. These events involved closing the streets to traffic and opening it up to the public. The first was held across two days by Brixton Business Improvement District (BID) on Atlantic Road, in June, coinciding with the Lambeth Country Show and London Festival of Architecture. The street had music and activities for all ages, businesses spilled into the road and the extra space for pedestrians during the busy festival was welcomed by many. The Hannen Road Car Free Day happened in early September. The event was run by Station to Station B, A Small Studio and University of Greenwich. Hannan Road had been highlighted located as a key site for flood risk reduction. The Big Shift Car Free Day aimed to reimagine the street by getting ideas and feedback from all road users as to how the space can be redesigned to increase greening and reduce vehicle dominance. The last Big Shift Car Free Days of the year were held throughout September on Voltaire Road, in conjunction with Clapham BID. The street was shut to traffic from Friday evenings to Sunday evenings for four weekends. Businesses filled the streets and worked together to set up a performance space and seating for the public to sit and enjoy the show. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1704906979/projects/quietway5/635ac2a2-cc35-4f3a-8616-a426be1fbd21.jpg" /> Community Influencers September 2023 saw the launch of the second cohort of Community Influencers. So far, the Influencers have received their bikes and have been braving the weather to have their cycle lessons with Peddle My Wheels. The influencers are brushing up on their skills and learning valuable safety tips about cycling in poor weather and darker conditions. As the weather slowly improves in 2024, they will be gearing up for even longer rides and making the most out of Lambeth cycle infrastructure to test out their skills. Lambeth Council will be sharing their journeys over on our social media channels, follow along to see how anyone can make cycling part of their lifestyle. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1704906969/projects/quietway5/e7485cc0-5f25-4b91-bd30-077e958b1df1.jpg" /> OurBike OurBike is our e-cargo bike sharing scheme that launched in 2022 and had its first full year in 2023. 2023 saw a switch up of one location but still a total of seven bikes throughout the borough. In total, throughout 2023, there were 854 trips, the bikes were ridden for 2031 hours and travelled 3181 kilometres! We also introduced a new introductory offer that gives new resident sign ups 60 minutes free and new business sign ups 180 minutes! Peddle My Wheels offer lessons for beginners, so if you haven’t given it a go, why not sign up in the new year and try something different? <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1704906955/projects/quietway5/328666dd-b953-4451-a3a0-8593547f1e2f.jpg" /> Bike Markets Bike Markets are run by Peddle My Wheels, they offer affordable, second-hand bikes and are a place to donate unwanted or outgrown cycles. In 2023, 23 Bike Markets were held in Lambeth and total of 163 bikes were sold and 99 were donated. Bikes that are donated are often serviced by UpCYCLE, a charity who help children learn cycling and bike maintenance skills. The serviced bikes were then sold at Bike Markets and have made £4379 to date! All of the money goes back to UpCYCLE to help them teach more children valuable cycling skills. <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1704906943/projects/quietway5/e3d65144-0dc6-49b5-b52b-d84ba6353b39.jpg" /> Try Before You Bike Try Before You Bike is a scheme run by Peddle My Wheels that is designed to help people try out cycling before committing to buying a bike. In 2023 there were 63 applications to Try Before You Bike! Dr Bike Our Dr Bike session provide the public with free information on bike maintenance and offers the opportunity for the public to get their bike fixed for free. Lambeth saw 62 Dr Bike sessions in 2023 and in total 1147 bikes were serviced! Your Streets Your Way 2023 saw the second round of Lambeth’s Your Streets Your Way competition. We had 9 new locations and 9 new winners. Work has started to make the winner’s designs a reality and we are excited to share updates with you as the work progresses. The first location to be completed is Chestnut Road, where a mural celebrating the area’s historical connection to the Great North Wood has been painted by Simon Hills. If you are in the area, check it out! <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/commonplace-digital-limited/image/upload/v1704906932/projects/quietway5/02406b9c-4cf8-4514-be1f-fe47560f51e9.jpg" />

Big Shift News: January

This key route connects many of our town centres with central London. As part of our Covid 19 response we will be upgrading some of it's weaker sections to ensure the whole route is a comfortable route to cycle for all.

Quietway 5 cycle route upgrades between Clapham Common and Waterloo

Quietway 5

Backfill newGeocode field for projects with postcode or lat and long fields