??Dott doubles down
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??Dott doubles down
After?Paris, Lyon, Bordeaux and Marseille,?Grenoble?is the latest French city?tochoose?Dott.
This is a?double victory?for the Amsterdam-based operator, not only because it allows them to operate bikes and scooters, but because?they will be the only operator with the rights to do so.?Shared micromobility has facilitated travel around Grenoble?since July 2020, when TIER and Pony secured their?exclusive?licenses to operate 1,000 scooters and 1,000 bikes, respectively.
From July, Dott will operate?2,100?of each vehicle over a far larger geographical area.?Each of the?17 municipalities (up from 4) has pledged to?support the scheme?by creating?additional 450 parking zones, on top of the existing 250. Dott will also operate?a fleet of 100 cargo-bikes, and manage a long-term bike rental service.?
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?????Ireland hints at scooter legalisation by end of 2022
Ireland's Department of Transport recently published its ambitious?National Sustainable Mobility policy?which should boost the adoption of shared mobility in the country.
The policy targets the development public bike-sharing by improving?existing schemes in?metropolitan areas, and by?adding?electric bikes where possible.?Scooters also look set to join the party;?the Road Traffic and Roads Bill 2021 legalising their use should be in place by the?end?of 2022.
To?support the development of these new services,?ambitious?goals have been set for the implementation?of both urban and peri-urban cycling infrastructure
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?? Food for thought: Wunder Mobility Podcast
Last week, our CEO, Julien, met with Gunnar Froh, the CEO of Wunder Mobility.?
In this episode, they discuss the rapid pace at which the industry is evolving:?the numbers behind the growth, the most sharing-friendly cities, the?challenge of seasonality and more.
?? It's live now on all platforms -?have a?listen here.?
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Launches & Expansions
Bird?| Scooters: Launch in Quartu Sant’Elena (IT) |?More info and Gap (FR) - 130 scooters |?More info
Dott?| Bikes & Scooters: Upcoming launch in Herstal (BE) |?More info and Upcoming launch in Grenoble (FR) - 2,100 bikes and 2,100 scooters |?More info
PBSC?| Bikes: Launch in Sibiu - 450 bikes & 44 stations |?More info
Regiorad (Nextbike) |?Bikes: Expansion in?Kufstein and Ellmau (AT) |?More info
RideMovi?| Bikes: Expansion in Pisa (IT) - 300 e-bikes |?More info
Vilvolt (Fifteen)?| Bikes: Expansion in Epinal (FR) - 100 additional e-bikes |?More info
TIER?| Scooters: Launch in Tarragona (ES) - 400 scooters |?More info
Voi?| Scooters: Launch in Solna (SE),?Sandnes (NO),?Oulu and Vaasa (FI) |?More info
Zeus?| Scooters: Launch in Borl?nge (SE) - 100 scooters |?More info and Launch in Castrop Rauxel (DE) |?More info
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Bolt?| Scooters: Launch in Dinant (BE) - 150 scooters |?More info And Launch in Eskilstuna (SE) - 260 scooters |?More info
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Exits & Pauses
Bird?| Scooters: Pause in Agen (FR) for a change of contractor |?More info
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City?Dive Insight
?????Hala Madrid! On Wednesday?4th May, Real Madrid mounted a dramatic turnaround against?Manchester City to reach the?UEFA Champions League final. Did any of the 61,000 spectators use?shared mobility services to get to the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu?
The?Origin/Destination?map for mopeds on?City Dive?speaks for itself.?Operators also saw a?60% increase in ridership?compared to the previous Wednesday.
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City?Updates
Huelva (ES)?| Service |?More info: Plans for a public bike-share service.
Ireland (IE)?| Policy |?More info: Adoption of a National Sustainable Mobility Policy.
Stavanger (NO)?| Regulation |?More info: Consultation launched for new regulations on shared scooters.
Stuttgart (DE)?| Regulation |?More info: Introduction of mandatory parking zones and in-app reaction tests for scooter riders.
Sweden (SE)?| Regulation |?More info: Pending bill to make scooter parking in bike racks mandatory.
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Budapest (HU)?| Service |?More info: Expansion of the public bike-share service with 900 additional bikes.
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Industry Updates
Bird / Drinkaware?| Partnership |?More info: Campaign to prevent 'drink riding'?in Ireland.
Dott / TCL?| Pricing |?More info: Discount for Lyon's (FR) public transport users.
Dott / UN?| Partnership |?More info: Dott joins?the United Nations Global Compact.
TIER?| Pricing |?More info: Introduction of 'good parking'?rewards in Poland.
Voi?| Hardware |?More info: Launch of the Voiager 4 in Turin (IT).
Voi?| Safety |?More info: Launch of an international safety campaign.
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Voi / Lazarillo?| Software |?More info: Partnership to improve street accessibility to?visually impaired people?in the UK.
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