Bike and Scooter Share
This category includes both docked, non-docked and hybrid bike share systems and scooter share system, including electric and non electric devices.
New Bill Could Mean Massive Growth in Bike and Scooter Share
Washington DC / USA With the change of government in the USA all micromobility advocate eyes have been upon the new administration including Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg. But the first major step of what advocates hope will be many positive steps towards growing all forms of active transportation and micromobility has come from a much…
Australia’s Oldest Bike Share Scheme to be Axed… Then Upgraded
CityCycle in Brisbane is Australia’s largest and oldest bike share scheme. The scheme was founded 10 years ago when the Campbell Newman lead Brisbane City Council signed a deal with French multinational advertising signage company JCDecaux. Under the deal, JCDecaux took over the lucrative exclusive rights for advertising signage throughout Brisbane’s street furniture and buses…
New Report Details Bike and Scooter Share’s Rapid Growth
Most people with an interest in the topic would instinctively know that bike share and scooter share are growing. But a new report gives us some more concrete evidence. The North American Bike Share Association (NABSA) recently released their first annual Shared Micromobility State of the Industry Report. NABSA is uniquely placed to gather and…
New York City to Trial First Scooter Share Scheme
On Friday 30th October the New York City invited companies to apply for an e-scooter pilot program, expected to launch in March 2021. Companies of all sizes, some from overseas, said they intend to apply. They included established U.S. firms Bird and Lime and two leading European companies, Voi and TIER. New York City is…
Canberra to See Two Scooter Share Schemes Launch in Sept 2020
An e-scooter rental scheme will launch in Canberra from September 2020, after two providers were chosen to roll out the service. Beam Mobility and Neuron Mobility have secured permits to provide up to 750 e-scooters each. Transport Minister Chris Steel said he expected the scheme to be popular with Canberrans and visitors to the city.…
Will Your Customers Start Hiring and Subscribing to Bikes Instead of Buying?
Tech savvy media commentators, futurists and other technophiles are very eager to tell anyone prepared to listen that this is the age of the shared economy. They say that instead of buying products, customers, especially younger generations, are happy to share, hire, subscribe, rent or swap. While this may be beyond dispute for products such…