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The latest news on micro mobility in smart city projects across the world.

Barcelona boasts record number of sustainable journeys

Barcelona boasts record number of sustainable journeys

Micromobility22 Jan 2024

The majority of urban journeys were made on foot, by bike, on personal mobility vehicles or public transport, compared to 20 per cent of private vehicles.

Tier continues micromobility expansion across Spain

Tier continues micromobility expansion across Spain

Micromobility28 Feb 2023

The nextbike by Tier push and e-bike deployments consist of schemes in Getxo, Mislata, the island of Mallorca as well as the Barcelona metropolitan area.

Barcelona reduces air pollution by more than 30 per cent

Barcelona reduces air pollution by more than 30 per cent

Air quality21 Dec 2022

Improvements in the Spanish city are the result of a set of coordinated actions with common objectives, leading to a change in the urban and mobility model.

Barcelona to launch fully electric bike-sharing service

Barcelona to launch fully electric bike-sharing service

Micromobility27 Oct 2022

The AMBici programme will provide 2,600 units of the latest generation e-Smartbike 2.0 model and will integrate with, not replace, the existing Bicing scheme.

Barcelona progresses urban mobility plan

Barcelona progresses urban mobility plan

Policymaking19 Oct 2022

After a revision process that began last year, the roadmap details measures designed to guarantee the universal right to mobility in the city and steer it towards healthy and sustainable forms of transport.

MaaS platform to roll out in 27 cities across Spain

MaaS platform to roll out in 27 cities across Spain

News09 Aug 2021

Siemens Mobility and Everis have been awarded a five-year contract by rail operator Renfe to develop and operate the countrywide platform that integrates various modes of shared and public transport.

Study reveals how cities are using tech and data to drive social development goals

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News30 Mar 2021

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AI used to monitor and optimise Swedish road infrastructure

Computer vision and machine learning specialist, Univrses, will work with the Swedish Transport Administration to digitise and manage roadside infrastructure.

UK train station harvests kinetic energy from commuters’ footsteps

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