It’s one small hub for a few humans, but what’s needed is a giant leap for humankind. The city has begun construction on the first federally funded “Deliverista Hub,” transforming a long-abandoned City Hall news …
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England extends e-scooter trials but operators face continued uncertainty (CitiesToday)
The UK government has extended rental e-scooter trials in England until May 2028, allowing local authorities more time to collect data on safety, travel behaviour and environmental effects. However, the decision continues a cycle of …
Continue readingElectric 2 Wheel Sales Jump 33% in India in 2024 (AutocarProfessional)
Sustained demand for wallet- and eco-friendly electric mobility on two wheels, from both personal users and fleet buyers, along with much-increased new product availability saw the segment achieve a new high. The top five OEMs …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 12 May 2025
• Is devolution of suburban rail to London going to arrive? (On London) • Has a tram network been ruled out of Glasgow’s Clyde Metro project? (The Herald) • Why Chicago still hasn’t fixed the …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 28 March 2025
• The rejected 2020s London Overground line names (London Centric) • Metros Buenos Aires confirms plan to build long-planned metro Line F (Railway Gazette) • East West Rail: Chiltern Railways Named as First Stage Operator …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 21 February 2025
• Pathfinder 1, The airship that could usher in a new age (BBC) • The Long Modernization of the Italian Railways (Marco Chitti) • MTA looking to dig tunnel underneath Queens cemetery for IBX light …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 24 January 2025
• Lime bike brake failures keep breaking Londoners’ legs (London Centric) • Famously quirky Osterley Bookshop in old Tube station is closing down (Ian Visits) • Hungerford Bridge Refurbishment Set to Begin (Railway-News) • Bank …
Continue readingThe vision behind London’s safe cycling evolution & future: Will Norman interview (Zag)
London is in the midst of a cycling revolution. With a Cycleway network that’s surpassed 400 kilometres, the capital city now boasts bike lanes that are officially longer than the London Underground. Zag turns to London’s …
Continue readingE-bikes now outsell pedal-only ones across several European countries: Lessons for US Cities (CityLab)
If you think electric bicycles are a hit in the US, check out what’s happening across the Atlantic. Battery-boosted models now comprise a majority of bike sales in several European countries, including Austria, Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands, and they’re …
Continue readingTaxes on US shared scooters & bikes average 70¢/mile, much more than on private vehicles (SmartCitiesDive)
Micromobility taxes, fees are often out of sync with city policy goals: study – The taxes and fees are 23 times higher, on average, than those on private vehicles, according to researchers at Lime and …
Continue readingDockless shared micromobility taxed 23 times more than cars (Zag)
Dockless shared micromobility faces 23 times more taxes and fees per mile than personal cars. The finding comes from a report co-authored by Lime, Portland State University, and Sonoma State University, which examines tax and fee structures across 120 cities …
Continue readingMonday’s Friday Reads – 29 April 2024
• Sound Transit launches Bellevue-Redmond Line 2 light rail service (Trains) • Why Norway is rethinking its reliance on electric cars (Vox) • Can car-loving LA sell riders a future on rails? (Bloomberg) • “Hell …
Continue readingHow the e-scooter ban has changed mobility in Paris (CitiesToday)
Six months on from its landmark vote to ban shared e-scooters, Cities Today spoke with Paris’ Shared Mobility Manager, Natalia Ciciarello, about the impact the decision has had and how the city is now dealing …
Continue readingFriday Reads – 1 March 2024
• Rail Reform Bill: Too little too late (Rail Engineer) • Rail demand to exceed capacity under any scenario, says Steer (Rail Business UK) • TfL announces half-price travel for vulnerable young adults leaving care …
Continue readingNYC launches ‘Department of Sustainable Delivery’ to coordinate & regulate micromobility (Bloomberg)
To regulate the e-bikes, mopeds and motorbikes that New Yorkers rely on for delivery services, Mayor Eric Adams announced a new city agency for micromobility oversight. New York City will create a new municipal department to contend …
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