Lime Runs Multifaceted Summer Safety Blitz

Two people with share e-scooters

Melbourne, Vic Bike and scooter share operator Lime is running a multi-faceted safety blitz this summer in Melbourne, in addition to ongoing safety enhancements. The program includes a ‘safety ambassador team’ and parking wardens. Rather than handing out fines like council parking wardens, Lime’s wardens hand out “Good Parking Notices” to those doing the right…

Share Scooter Leaders Co-Create 10 Rules for Best Industry Regulation

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Denver, US Four leading share e-scooter and e-bike providers in the US have put their heads together to devise 10 recommendations for the best regulation of their industry. Superpedestrian, Bird, Lime and Spin unveiled their recommendations at last month’s Designing Cities 2023 – an annual conference for the National Association of City Transportation Officials –…

Scooter Share Roundup: Micromobility at Heart of UN Safety Week

Streets for All campaign representitives with escooter and blind assist dog

Micromobility takes centre stage in the 7th UN Global Road Safety Week, which has adopted the slogan #RethinkMobility. The annual road safety event, from 15th to 21st May, is highlighting the need for governments to facilitate a shift to walking, cycling and using public transport. It calls on governments and their partners to invest in…

Paris Votes to Ban E-Scooter Share Services

Paris, France A referendum of residents in Paris, once a pioneer of e-scooter share services, has voted overwhelmingly to ban them from the city. More than 89% of participating residents voted for the end of self-service scooters in Paris, which was an early adopter of scooter share services when it introduced them in 2018. Three…

Uber Social Experiment Challenges Australians to Go Car Free

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Melbourne, Victoria Rideshare company Uber is challenging 50 Australians to go without their cars for four weeks, and document that experience of switching to active transport and other sustainable options, in a world-first social experiment launched this week. “This trial will provide insights that will help Australians recognise their overreliance on their car and decide…

Lime Profitability a Breakthrough for Share Sector

Person riding e-scooter on a Melbourne street

Melbourne, Victoria A record year in Australia has helped propel global shared electric vehicle company Lime to its first full profitable year – an achievement that has been heralded as a major milestone for the micromobility as a service (MaaS) sector. The California-based company recent declared it accumulated a record $466 million in gross bookings…

Sydney Bike Clean-up Bringing Greater Legacy for Share Sector

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Sydney, NSW Micromobility share service providers in Sydney have joined a recycling company’s campaign to remove abandoned Onyahbike share bikes from the city’s streets, with potential the collaboration could lead to more formal commitments by operators. Service providers Beam, HelloRide, Lime, Neuron, Airbike and Bird have all begun collecting the Onyahbike bikes as part of…

Mass Ride to Promote Better Streets

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Sydney, NSW A mass ride, walk and roll in the heart of Sydney will be held on Saturday 4th March as part of the Better Streets coalition to boost active transport in NSW. Organisers of the Better Streets Weekend Walk and Ride are anticipating hundreds of participants will join the walk and ride along cycleways…

Paris Referendum to Consider Scooter Ban

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Paris, France A referendum of Paris residents in April will vote on a proposal to ben e-scooter share services in the French capital. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo has indicated she supports banning e-scooters from Paris streets, despite being a globally-recognised champion for cycling commuting and active transport. She said safety concerns and managing e-scooter parking…

Bosch Heads Expo Newcomers

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Sydney, NSW Leading e-bike motor and battery manufacturer Bosch e-Bike Systems, bike and scooter share company Lime, cargo bike distributor and retailer Dutch Cargo Bikes and cycling eyewear brand BZ Optics are among the most recent exhibitors to sign up for next month’s Micromobility Conference & Expo. Bosch used Eurobike 2022 to unveil updates on…