The Volunteer Rangers project is a chance for local people who cycle in Tower Hamlets to highlight maintenance issues encountered whilst cycling, such as broken glass, pot-holes, and missing cycle route signs.

We are also giving volunteers a chance to point out places where simple, relatively cheap measures could be put in place to make sections of the borough easier to cycle through. This 'Audit' process would include suggestions such as "Put in dropped kerbs here to allow easy cycling through a stopped-up road", "Make this one-way street two-way for cycling", and "Remove this obstacle on the cycle lane/track". See the Audits Map for more examples.

The other two options you can take part in are cycle parking suggestions and promoting Smarter Travel via dropping leaflets in local cafes and helping out at promotional events.

The Volunteer Rangers project is a pilot project funded by Tower Hamlets Council and launched in Autumn 2009 as part of the Healthy Borough programme. Transport Initiatives, a consultancy specialising in cycling projects, is managing the project for the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Register online if you would like to get involved with the project or contact Alix Stredwick of Transport Initiatives (020 8533 6561/07725 466 842) if you would like to find out more.