Posts Tagged ‘bike and scooter share schemes’
World News Briefs – December 2024
Paris Restricts Through-Traffic in City Center A long-planned ban on private cars driving through the heart of the French capital is the latest part of Mayor Anne Hidalgo’s campaign to cut pollution and congestion. Back in May 2021 authorities floated a plan to establish a Zone à Trafic Limité — “Limited Traffic Zone,” or ZTL…
Bike and Scooter Share Ridership in North America Hits All Time High
Australia is not the only place where bike and scooter share has been growing strongly. All three modes of bike and scooter share: dockless bikeshare, docked bikeshare and scooter share, grew strongly in 2023 across the USA and Canada. Total trips on shared micromobility increased by 20% from 2022, surpassing the pre-pandemic 2019 peak of…
Infrastructure Briefs: E-Scooter Accidents Rapidly Declining, Study Claims
E-Scooter reported injuries per million trips declined by 44% from 2022 to 2023 according to a recent report. Meanwhile the number of incidents requiring medical treatment or fatal injuries, incidents dropped by 19%. Micro-Mobility for Europe (MMfE) is an industry collaboration of major bike and scooter share operators. They base their claims on date from…
Bike and Scooter Share Schemes are Still Growing
Latest data from North America and Europe all suggests that bike and scooter share schemes are still growing, with no end in sight. The North American Bikeshare & Scootershare Association (NABSA) is a nonprofit created to provide resources, education, and advocacy for the shared micromobility industry. The organisation has 78 members in six countries and…