Populus Partners with Cities and Operators to Measure Carbon Reductions of Micromobility in New European Union-Funded Initiative
As micromobility continues to expand in Europe, Populus will partner with cities and leading operators, including Bolt, Tier and Voi, to leverage data to measure carbon reductions
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. April 26, 2022 — Populus, the industry-leading platform for cities to manage transportation and mobility services, is excited to announce that it has received a European Union grant to expand its platform to measure the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from micromobility.
Through this initiative, the Populus team will deliver its Mobility Manager platform to Helsinki, Tallinn, and Stavanger, adding new CO2 emission reduction features for cities to more quickly create policies for and measure impacts of shared mobility services.
Funded by the European Union’s AI4Cities project to make Europe’s cities more sustainable, Populus is partnering with European-based Nommon, a firm specializing in transportation and traffic analytics. Additional partners include major European micromobility operators Bolt, Tier and Voi, who will provide micromobility data to cities via the Populus Mobility Manager platform.
Populus will work with these strategic partners to leverage big data from micromobility fleets and transportation decision data to measure the impacts of riders switching between different mobility options such as shared micromobility, cars, and transit.
As transportation continues to grow as a leading source of greenhouse gas emissions in cities around the world, policymakers need new innovative solutions to create, communicate, and measure the impacts of new carbon reduction strategies such as introducing and subsidizing shared mobility. This initiative will provide a key data-driven solution for policymakers to measure decisions to more rapidly drive down carbon reductions from the transportation sector.
“Populus’ mission is to partner with cities to deliver a safer and more sustainable mobility future. Our platform has helped policymakers around the world leverage the power of data to achieve their goals. We are excited to partner with key mobility operators and cities in Europe to accelerate progress on reducing the carbon emissions of transportation,” said Regina Clewlow, CEO of Populus.
“We are very excited for the opportunity to pilot our mobility solution in real conditions. We are confident this partnership with Populus can have an impact on how cities incorporate shared mobility modes into urban mobility planning.” Inés Peirats, Transport Product Manager at Nommon.
“At TIER, we believe that our mission extends beyond being a micro-mobility provider. From our data, technology and insights across the globe, we actively want to support cities to become smarter, safer and more sustainable. That's why we are excited to partner with Populus to work together on our mission to Change Mobility for Good”, says Pauline Aymonier, Head of Public Policy, Smart & Sustainable City at TIER Mobility.
About Populus
Populus helps cities and private mobility providers deliver safe, efficient, and equitable streets. The Populus platform is the only comprehensive digital solution that empowers cities to manage their streets and curbs—with access to mobility data from shared bike, scooter, moped and carsharing operators, and delivery services. The Populus platform serves over 100 cities around the world, ingesting data from more than 40 operators and 150 million rides to date. Learn more at populus.ai.
About Nommon
Nommon is a technology company that develops and provides decision support solutions based on big data and artificial intelligence. Nommon is specialised in the analysis of mobility data for the planning and management of transport and traffic systems. The Company is a pioneer in Europe in the study of mobility through anonymised records from mobile phone networks. Since 2015, Nommon has completed more than 150 projects in different countries of Europe and Latin America in which mobile data has been used to study urban and interurban mobility.
About TIER Mobility
TIER Mobility is the world's leading shared micro-mobility provider, with a mission to Change Mobility for Good. By providing people with a range of shared, light electric vehicles, from e-scooters to e-bikes and e-mopeds, powered by a proprietary Energy Network, TIER helps cities reduce their dependence on cars. Founded in 2018 by Lawrence Leuschner, Matthias Laug and Julian Blessin, TIER is headquartered in Berlin and currently operates in 190+ cities across 20 countries in Europe and the Middle East. With a focus on providing the safest, most equitable and most sustainable mobility solution, TIER has been climate neutral since 2020. For more information, visit www.tier.app.
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