Micromobility Roundup March 18

Micromobility Roundup March 18

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LAST WEEK IN MICROMOBILITY

Absolutely Populus! San Francisco-based startup Populus raises $3.1 million to expand platform to help cities manage shared scooters, bikes, and cars.

Social credit silver lining? Chinese bike sharing firm Hello Chuxing attributes significant year-over-year drops in bicycle damage to its social credit system, which evaluates user behavior and doles out rewards or punishments.

Employee rebalancing: Layoffs at Bird and Lyft seen as both companies evaluate their bike and scooter operations and adjust their workforces accordingly with profitability and expansion as ultimate goals.

Scooter safety study: CDC initiates a scooter safety investigation to shed light on the nature and causes of scooter injuries.

Scooter “harvest” improvements: Lime is testing a new feature that allows its workforce of ‘juicers’ to claim scooters in advance, with the aim of improving the often cutthroat experience of charging and rebalancing.

The SUV of scooter-sharing: Bolt Mobility touts its new tricked out rides with larger wheels, a wider deck, a USB phone charger, cupholders, a place to put bags, and an aptly named brand ambassador… Usain Bolt.

Gender ride gap: With so much of the world designed for men, strategies for cities to get more women pedaling.

 

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Have A Go is the micromobility editor for CoMotion, a weekly roundup of all things mobility.
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