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Badly parked ebikes in London are a menace – but other cities have shown us the solution | Agustin Guilisasti

From Hounslow to Greenwich, it's rare to step on to the street without seeing one, and they now facilitate millions of journeys every month. Demand keeps rising, and operators are logging ever-higher ride-per-bike ratios, a key measure of how intensively fleets are being used.

Badly parked ebikes in London are a menace – but other cities have shown us the solution | Agustin Guilisasti

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From Hounslow to Greenwich, it's rare to step on to the street without seeing one, and they now facilitate millions of journeys every month.

Demand keeps rising, and operators are logging ever-higher ride-per-bike ratios, a key measure of how intensively fleets are being used.

This is good news for London, which gains a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable way to get around – one that eases reliance on private car ownership.

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From Hounslow to Greenwich, it's rare to step on to the street without seeing one, and they now facilitate millions of journeys every month. Demand keeps rising, and operators are logging ever-higher ride-per-bike ratios, a key measure of how intensively fleets are being used. This is good news for London, which gains a cleaner, healthier and more sustainable way to get around – one that eases reliance on private car ownership.

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Forest recorded 3m rides this July alone, a new high.

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