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The chief executive of Cycling UK has called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak not to use low traffic neighbourhoods (LTNs) as a “political football”, after he ordered a review of them in England. In initial reaction to the news broken in the Sunday Telegraph, Sarah Mitchell, Cycling UK chief executive, …

Voi has announced a global partnership with Flare, the mobility safety intelligence company. This collaboration will strengthen Voi’s rental platform with Flare’s technical solutions to protect all of Voi’s riders with advanced incident detection. Additionally, it will provide visibility for all Voi vehicles on the Flare Aware network used by …

E-scooter brand Inokim has closed its flagship store in Holborn, London. In a short statement to customers, a spokesperson for the brand said: “Inokim has been establishing itself as a top brand with a proud core message of customer support and a great experience. “We have been serving the UK …

Shared transport operators have had to rapidly shift their focus in the past year. Tier’s regional general manager for Northern Europe, Fred Jones, explains What are the latest developments for Tier?  It has been an exciting time at Tier over the last few months! We recently acquired Nextbike (now called …

More than 50 organisations have signed a letter to the UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, urgently calling on the government to legalise e-scooters. The signatories, including environmental charities and campaigners, local authorities, disabled people’s organisations, micromobility operators and retailers, have warned that the UK is at risk of falling behind …

Zinc Sports is one of the biggest micromobility brands in the UK, but COO Chirag Shah believes the Government can do more to support sustainable transport. Rebecca Bland finds out more    More and more companies are joining the micromobility fold and looking to increase their consumer reach throughout the …

Entries are officially open for the micromobility category in the 2023 BikeBiz awards.  The awards, hosted by MMB sister publication BikeBiz, aim to celebrate the inspiring and exciting work being done across the cycling and micromobility industries. For 2023, the awards will be decided by a panel of expert judges …

HumanForest, the company behind one of London’s sustainable shared e-bike schemes, has launched a new venture – Forest Parcel – a zero-emission, on-demand parcel delivery service allowing Londoners and businesses to send packages across the city. Despite 87% of Londoners reported to be motivated to help tackle climate change, parcel …