PBOT and Lyft expand Portland’s bike share system
Riders are now able to rent e-bikes through the Lyft app or the new BIKETOWN app, and current BIKETOWN members will be automatically enrolled in the new system.
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Riders are now able to rent e-bikes through the Lyft app or the new BIKETOWN app, and current BIKETOWN members will be automatically enrolled in the new system.
The report, which aims to evaluate what the firm has already delivered and is planning to deliver in the future, will be released annually.
Lyft and Bird are to operate e-scooters in the City, with new regulations requiring them to implement additional equitable pricing and access initiatives.
The #WhatsMyName Foundation’s goal is to educate college students about rideshare safety best practices to prevent future tragedies from occurring.
Tonya Anderson and Paul DesRocher from RTD Denver detail the steps the agency has taken to modernise the ways in which riders access services, including how a collaboration with Uber has given customers more ways than ever to plan and pay for trips.
The programme is already available to drivers in Chicago, Portland, San Diego and Seattle and is now expanding to include the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, Los Angeles, Boston, Phoenix, and Washington D.C.
The on-demand ride option will provide a service along a selection of route alignments between midnight and 5am for those making essential trips during the U.S. COVID-19 epidemic.
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.
Feedback from Lyft passengers is said to have been a positive indicator that the public is becoming comfortable with autonomous mobility.
EV renters in the Express Drive programme have allegedly saved approximately $70-100 per week on fuel costs.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has announced an agreement with Bay Wheels to provide 4,000 station-less shared e-bikes throughout San Francisco.
ADT will implement its safety technology into the Lyft mobile application which is designed to bring an additional layer of security to the ride-share experience.
In cities where they are available, the Lyft app will display options for car sharing, bike sharing, scooter sharing, car rental and public transit services.
‘Gig economy’ businesses such as Uber and Lyft could see an increase in fare prices as a new law could change the status of workers.
Paul Asel, Managing Partner at NGP Capital, tells Intelligent Transport’s Luke Antoniou how investments in shared mobility are not only shaping the future of mass transit, but aiding cities in rethinking how they’re able to utilise space, detailing some of the specific investments he has made in mobility companies in…