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Maurice Henderson, Director of Government Partnerships at micromobility firm Bird, explains how micromobility operators can help cities keep moving during and after the COVID-19 pandemic, and why these services are key to the coming environmentally-friendly economic recovery.
Bird’s Director of Safety Policy & Advocacy, Paul Steely White, tells Intelligent Transport’s Sam Mehmet how the micromobility service operator is advocating to influence rider behaviour as a way to replace as many car trips as possible, as safely as possible.
Conducted with CEA Consulting and an independent consultant from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, the life-cycle analysis tracked the total environmental impact of Bird scooters from manufacturing to end-of-life and compared them to other modes of urban transport.
In light of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and consequential drops in ridership, mobility services, such as taxis and e-bike and e-scooter schemes, have been forced to suspend operations and find ways to adapt their offerings.
The City has extended its six-month pilot in order to better understand user behaviour, ridership trends and resident feedback.
For each kWh consumed, Bird will finance select green energy producers in France through its Guarantees of Origin mechanism.
The partnership will reportedly see Bird become to first operator to contribute to climate neutrality in Paris from 2020, with plans to expand to the rest of France in 2021.
Bird has outlined how it is contributing to the City of Paris' shift to 'mandatory parking' which looks to reduce street clutter and improve parking options in the city.
The combined company will result in Bird adding more than 300 employees to its European operations, as it aims to provide streamlined, sustainable and safe operations for cities looking to reduce carbon emissions and congestion.
Marseille has become the first major European city to complete a tender for e-scooter operations, and each operator will be able to deploy 2,000 e-scooters each.
The Open Mobility Foundation (OMF), formed by cities from across the U.S. seeks to improve transportation across the country with open data sources.
New York has long resisted the use of dockless electric scooter on its roads, but the state is set to vote on legislation which would finally allow scooter-sharing companies to operate.
To improve safety, cities should adopt policies that induce a shift from car trips to safer, smaller-scale modes of travel or transit. Are e-scooters the answer?
Bird's new platform empowers local business owners and entrepreneurs to manage e-scooter fleets and join the movement to get cars off the road.
The new e-scooter features a long-lasting battery, solid core tyres, durable chassis and improved lighting to enhance the rider experience.
