Design, Crime and Cycling in the city

"A bicycle shed is a building. Lincoln

Cathedral is a piece of architecture"

Nikolaus Pevsner (1902-83)

Cycling is booming in London. This is now Europe's fastest growing cycling city with trips by bike up 50% in the last 5 years. But there are challenges to be faced. As increasing numbers of Londoners take to two wheels new demands are emerging for more and better cycle parking. Bike theft is an ever-present problem. And 1 in 4 people who get their bike stolen give up cycling.

Reinventing the Bike Shed was launched to encourage inner city cycling and provide a catalyst for some critical thinking on how better design can play a part.