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Israel’s NRSA works with scooter operators to improve safety
It’s hoped that the new measures brought in as a result of the National Road Safety Authority's efforts can be rolled out across cities worldwide.
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Understanding the risks of swappable e-scooter batteries
Swappable batteries might sound like the sustainable answer to maintaining e-scooters; here, Bird's Chief Vehicle Officer Scott Rushforth examines why they can create more problems than they solve.
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TfL announces e-scooter competition for operators as trial set for 2021
TfL, along with London Boroughs, hopes that the trial will help it learn more about the fast-growing mode of transport in a bid to implement a more permanent scheme going forward.
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Bird pilots new incentives to reduce travel and commuting costs
Bird Ride Pass, Commuter Pricing and Transit Parking Options enter the pilot phase of rollout to incentivise shared transport usage.
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Three cities turning e-scooter data into infrastructure improvements
E-scooter data tells the story of human-sized mobility at a macro scale. Here, Ben Handzo, Group Product Manager at Bird, offers details on three cities that are listening to that story and taking action.
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An insight into the UK shared e-scooter trials
Intelligent Transport’s Sam Mehmet gives an overview of some of the confirmed participants in the UK’s shared e-scooter trials, and hears from those with plans to take part in the near future.
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Bird to launch New York’s first e-scooter pilot
The pilot will launch in August in the city of Yonkers, 10 miles northeast of Manhattan.
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How the UK can become an e-scooter global leader
Rebecca Hahn, Chief Corporate Social Responsibility Officer at Bird, reflects on lessons learnt and suggests how operators and cities can optimise the UK e-scooter trials for both their riders and the communities they aim to serve.
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City of Minneapolis approves launch of 2020 equitable scooter programme
Lyft and Bird are to operate e-scooters in the City, with new regulations requiring them to implement additional equitable pricing and access initiatives.
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How micromobility can support a green economic recovery post-COVID-19
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.
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Safely influencing rider behaviour
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.
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Life-cycle analysis reveals CO2 emissions gap between cars and scooters
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.
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COVID-19 forces mobility firms to dramatically scale back services
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.
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Tucson extends e-scooter pilot programme
The City has extended its six-month pilot in order to better understand user behaviour, ridership trends and resident feedback.
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Bird to offset energy consumption in Paris through green partnership
For each kWh consumed, Bird will finance select green energy producers in France through its Guarantees of Origin mechanism.