London boroughs renew Forest shared e-bike contract

Forest data indicates that the majority of rides are taken during peak commuting hours (8-10am) and (5-7pm), suggesting that the strong uptake has been primarily driven by residents who use the service to get to and from the workplace. 

More than three-quarters of the trips taken on Forest bikes are from the periphery of the boroughs into the town centres. This highlights the benefit of the service for local convenience journeys and supports Kingston’s Air Quality Action Plan and Sutton’s Sustainable Transport Strategy by incentivising and improving access to cycling. 

“As an outer London borough where air pollution is often a real cause for concern, it’s great to see our service grow in popularity and help reduce our over reliance on private cars”

“Forest is  pleased to have been granted the opportunity to continue providing our affordable and sustainable shared e-bike service to residents, commuters and visitors in both Kingston and Sutton,” said Alex Berwin, Forest’s head of policy.

“As an outer London borough where air pollution is often a real cause for concern, it’s great to see our service grow in popularity and help reduce our over reliance on private cars.”