Register now for TPS' 'Future of micromobility' event

Join us for this free lunch time chat to talk about the future of micromobility!

Rental e-scooters are a relatively new transport option in England, but this form of shared mobility is becoming commonplace across many towns and cities as authorities want to explore new, environmentally-friendly forms of transport that can be used to reduce road congestion.

Made legal by the Department for Transport in 2020 with all trials due to finish no later than May 2024, during this panel speakers will provide their insights from live schemes on how this new transport option is interacting with existing transport networks, is being used, and their learnings on what's required by Transport Planners to successfully accelerate the adoption of micromobility.

In case you missed this event you can watch the recording online here.

Speakers

Georgia Corr

Georgia Corr is Lime's UK and Ireland Public Policy Manager where she works with cities to build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and sustainable. Passionate about creating people-first places, Georgia's background in Transport Planning has seen her work on a number of high-profile mobility schemes such as the proposed Oxford Street Transformation. She is also a Board Member of the Transport Planning Society.

Jonathan Flower

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

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

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

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.