Growing Cycling Sustainably, Infrastructure, app-based and monitoring solutions for Safer Cycling Behaviour

This Market Sounding Questionnaire (MSQ) is issued by Transport for London (TfL).

London has seen sustained growth in cycling in recent years, supported by significant investment in cycling infrastructure and the Mayor’s ambition for 80% of journeys to be made by walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport by 2041. Today, London has more than 450km of high-quality cycle routes and around 1.5 million cycle journeys are made each day, reflecting cycling’s increasingly important role in delivering the Mayor’s Transport Strategy and supporting healthier, more sustainable travel choices.

As cycling continues to grow, it is important that people walking, wheeling, cycling and using public transport can interact safely, comfortably and confidently across the transport network. Cyclist behaviour is not a major contributor to overall road danger, with motor vehicles continuing to pose the greatest risk to people and cyclists; however, concerns relating to compliance with traffic controls and pedestrian priority measures, particularly at signalised junctions and crossings, are regularly raised through stakeholder engagement, customer correspondence and public consultation. These concerns can affect perceptions of safety, accessibility and confidence, particularly among people walking and wheeling and those who may be less confident travelling in environments with high levels of cycling activity.

Existing evidence suggests that behaviour at signalised junctions and crossings is influenced by a range of factors, including infrastructure design, signal operation, pedestrian and cycle flows, gradients, safety perceptions, convenience and social norms. However, TfL currently has limited evidence on how these factors interact, how behaviour varies across different locations and operating conditions, and the nature and frequency of interactions between people cycling and people walking and wheeling.

To help address the evidence gaps and identify opportunities for improvement, TfL is interested in exploring innovative infrastructure and technology-enabled solutions that could:

Improve compliance with traffic controls and pedestrian priority measures

Enhance safety and accessibility

Increase pedestrian confidence

Support sustainable cycling growth

Generate robust evidence to support future investment decisions

TfL is seeking innovative solutions that could be trialled in London and another European city as part of an application for funding from EIT Urban Mobility. There is up to 2 million euros available in funding to be spent across all consortium members. TfL will review MSQ responses to put together a consortium of solution providers who, if the bid is successful, will be invited to trial their solutions in London and another European city over an 18-month period.

TfL is seeking responses to the below questions that could help identify the possibility of innovative solutions that are deliverable in both London and another European City. This work will form a part of an application for funding from the EIT Urban Mobility initiative. TfL will review the MSQ responses and use the information to identify up to 10 organisations for further market engagement discussions.

Responses to this MSQ do not constitute a procurement process, invitation to tender, selection process or commitment by TfL to procure any goods, services or works. There will however be an opportunity to discuss a collaborative approach to joining the bid as a part of a consortium but any funding application, consortium arrangement, trial, pilot or other activity arising from this market engagement shall not constitute the award of a public contract. Should TfL identify a requirement to procure any goods, services or works associated with, or arising from, the funded activity, such procurement will be conducted separately and in accordance with the applicable procurement legislation and TfL's governance requirements.

TfL will take appropriate steps to ensure that any information shared through this market engagement is managed in a manner that does not distort competition or provide an unfair advantage in any future procurement process.