Learning from the e-scooter trials, should Transport Planners accelerate the adoption of micromobility, and if so how?

Jonathan Flower is a Transport Planner and researcher at the Centre for Transport and Society at UWE Bristol. He is a Board member with the Transport Planning Society, seeking to underpin Transport practice with academic research and to inform students of the career opportunities in the field of Transport. His current research project portfolio includes bus safety in Nepal; behaviour in proximity to automated vehicles; street design improvements for people walking and cycling; and an evaluation of the West of England e-scooter trial.

Ruby Stringer is a Senior Transport Planner in Stantec’s Active Travel Team in Scotland. She has worked on projects all over the world through her career, but more recently has been helping to improve connectivity in Dundee, create people-first infrastructure in Glasgow, and develop a Cycling Strategy for the Shetland Islands. She is a keen cyclist herself, and believes in the power of both active travel and micro-mobility to solve many of the problems we’re currently facing – including climate change, cost of living and social equity.

Gareth James is a Future Transport Zone (FTZ) Project Manager for Solent Transport, responsible for delivering various FTZ projects including bike share and e-scooter schemes for Portsmouth City Council, as well as leading its micromobility evaluation work centered on safety and sustainability. He previously worked as a Senior Transport Project Officer for the London Borough of Hounslow and as a Transportation Planner for the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (MWCOG) in Washington DC, where he obtained his Masters in Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Tech.

Meg Young is the New Mobility Manager for the Baltimore City Department of Transportation in Baltimore, MD, USA. In this position she led a cross agency and public evaluation of Baltimore’s Dockless Vehicle Pilot and established a city-permitted program for micromobility ranging from e-bikes and e-scooters to adaptive vehicles and delivery robots. She is a frequent contributor to the American National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) on the subject of how new modes can be integrated into streets while preserving equity and safety. Previously Meg worked as the Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety Coordinator for the City of New Orleans where she obtained her Masters of Urban and Regional Planning from the University of New Orleans.