Bird secures permit extensions and expands to new U.S. cities

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Bird has announced that cities including San Diego, California; Memphis, Tennessee; and Newark, New Jersey; as well as Durham, North Carolina and Louisville, Kentucky, will extend their shared e-mobility programmes with the company.

In addition, the micro-mobility operator has also announced that it will soon return to Minneapolis, Minnesota, as well as expand to Bradenton, Florida; Knoxville, Tennessee; the University of Oregon and Eugene, Oregon; and UNC Wilmington, North Carolina, before students return to college campuses for the Autumn term.

Bird partners with cities and universities to offer students, residents and visitors eco-friendly transportation alternatives in more than 450 communities globally. Growing interest from higher education institutions to provide students and surrounding communities with access to shared micro-electric vehicles such as e-scooters and e-bikes highlights continued demand for affordable, efficient and low-emission transportation.

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“Bird is honoured to be the trusted micro-mobility partner to more than 130 universities nationwide,” said Brian Buccella, Senior Vice President of Global Policy at Bird. “We are committed to delivering shared e-mobility programmes that address last-mile needs for students, residents and visitors alike.”

Throughout 2022, Bird has expanded its operations across the globe, with the launch of its first bike-share integration of the year in Lisbon, Portugal. As part of this multimodal programme, riders in the Portuguese capital can see and access Gira bikes – the public bikeshare service in the city – directly from the Bird app.

Furthermore, in May 2022, the company launched a new innovative parking technology pilot, where augmented reality technology and street view data is utilised to allow Bird to geo-localise parked e-scooters with accuracy, in order to help its riders end their journeys in a safe and tidy manner.