{"id":63732,"date":"2022-11-16T08:41:50","date_gmt":"2022-11-16T08:41:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/?p=63732"},"modified":"2023-10-17T11:13:38","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T10:13:38","slug":"new-cardiff-social-enterprise-offers-safe-storage-for-up-to-50-bikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/2022\/11\/16\/new-cardiff-social-enterprise-offers-safe-storage-for-up-to-50-bikes\/","title":{"rendered":"New social enterprise offers safe storage for up to 50 bikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Owner says he wants to use profits from the project to help the wider community embrace active travel in the city centre<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The outside of the Bike Lock situated on Windsor Place.\" class=\"wp-image-63733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1366x768.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1400x787.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"The outside of the Bike Lock situated on Windsor Place.\" class=\"wp-image-63733\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-770x433.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-2048x1152.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1366x768.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1920x1080.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-293x165.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/BikeLockBanner-1400x787.jpg 1400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Bike Lock on a rainy Monday morning &#8211; Credit: Maggie Gannon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>New social enterprise, the Bike Lock, is encouraging more people to actively travel into Cardiff by opting for public transport or bikes to get to work.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Set up by Tom Overton, a keen cyclist, the business is the first of its kind in Cardiff and includes safe storage facilities for up to 50 bikes, alongside high-spec washroom facilities, wifi, meeting rooms, and a cafe.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a social enterprise, the project has been funded 50% by Overton, with the other half being funded by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tnlcommunityfund.org.uk\/funding\/grants\/0045397098\">Community Lottery Fund<\/a> who have donated \u00a310,000, as well as welsh development agency Cwmpas Cymru, and the Welsh government\u2019s active travel grant scheme.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reflecting on the business\u2019 funding Overton added, \u201cI simply wouldn\u2019t have been able to afford the infrastructure without the help.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" data-id=\"63941\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-1350x1800.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"63941\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-63941\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-576x768.jpg 576w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-810x1080.jpg 810w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-1350x1800.jpg 1350w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-1400x1867.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/altcardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/13\/2022\/11\/IMG_3964-min-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Some of the treats on offer at the Bike Lock &#8211; 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Credit: Maggie Gannon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Within the Welsh government\u2019s National Transport <a href=\"https:\/\/gov.wales\/sites\/default\/files\/consultations\/2022-07\/national-transport-delivery-plan-2022-to-2027.pdf\">Delivery Plan<\/a> for 2022-27, the government highlighted their plans to fund \u201ctrials of secure cycle storage facilities in Cardiff and Newport\u201d. 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