Boris kick-starts plan to get Londoners on their bikes

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TfL says bike-hire scheme using 400 docking stations and 6,000 bicycles will launch in capital next May

Tfl wants bike-hire scheme on the road by May next year London commuters will be able to hire bikes for short journeys from as early as May next year, in a move that mayor Boris Johnson says will help...

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