Infrastructure

Shared electric scooter and bike company Lime has launched ‘Lime Parking Wardens’ across central London, rewarding its e-scooter and e-bike riders that parked responsibly with a free ride. The Parking Wardens have been stationed near busy e-scooter bays, including Covent Garden and Soho, and congratulated riders that parked respectfully with …

UK shared transport charity CoMoUK has called for further dialogue between Westminster City Council and London’s e-bike operators, following the removal of bikes from the streets in central London. Westminster City Council earlier this week began seizing dockless bicycles left strewn on roads and pavements across central London, following a …

European micromobility operator Dott has released its first annual sustainability report, measuring the impact of its operations and progress against its targets throughout 2021. The report has been produced following the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) standards and Dott’s sustainability goals are linked directly to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. …

Micromobility operator Dott has reported a ‘rapid’ rise in the use of its e-scooters and e-bikes across Europe as its peak summer season starts. Total rides increased by 73% in Q2 2022 compared to the first quarter, up by 192% year on year. The growing rides were fuelled by sharp …

HumanForest is launching London’s first shared e-moped scheme, the company’s new innovation to provide delivery drivers with flexible access to sustainable travel. The e-moped trial consists of 200 vehicles, all fully powered by certified renewable energy, which will be rented by business delivery riders across London. The HumanForest e-moped is …

Micromobility operator Voi has announced a further expansion of its operating area in Birmingham to help residents and visitors easily access the main venues of the upcoming international sports event, including Alexander Stadium. As part of an expansion, which now covers nearly 50 square miles of the city, Voi said …

By Stuart Snape, Managing Partner, Graham Coffey and Co. Solicitors Injury Prevention Week is an annual national awareness event which aims to bring focus to preventable injuries, drawing on the lessons that can be learnt in order to strive for better safeguarding of all, be it at the workplace or …

The latest European Shared Mobility Index, published by Fluctuo, has been released, predicting that 2022 will be an “industry-defining year”. In addition to the 16 cities for shared mobility that were already being monitored, it now also features Copenhagen (DK), Dublin (IE), Lisbon (PT) and Munich (DE). “This is the …

European micromobility operator Dott has announced an expansion of the e-bike and e-scooter information available in Google Maps. Dott’s shared e-bikes and e-scooters are now available through Google Maps in more cities across France, Italy, Spain, Finland, and Belgium and recently launched in new countries such as Sweden, Israel and …

Micromobility provider Bolt has launched its 2022 safety report. The company registered over five times more rides in 2021 in comparison to 2020, while decreasing its injury ratio by 26%. The increase in rides is a result of launching scooter operations in new markets as well as promoting micromobility as …