MICROMOBILITY


What would a car-free London look like?


HOW MICROMOBILITY CAN PLAY A ROLE IN ACTIVE TRAVEL


By Duncan Robertson, UK General Manager, Dott T


he new year is off to a strong start for active travel, with the announcement by Active Travel England of almost £33 million of new


funding to make places more walkable and cyclable. But to encourage a major modal shift, and convince more people to use environmentally friendly forms of travel across our cities, this investment should consider the needs of shared e-scooter and e-bike users as well as traditional active forms. Our own research reveals that as our service matures,


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our riders are becoming more diverse. The gender balance is becoming more evenly split, and we are seeing a broader age range as more people discover how shared e-scooters and e-bikes can be useful to them in their daily lives. This growing diversity means e-scooters and e-bikes are bringing new people to active travel, helping to create cleaner and more pleasant cities. They have also become a regular, relied upon form of transport, with Dott’s peak time of use now in the morning and evening rush hours, as opposed to occasional leisure use.


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