Our world has been up-ended by #COVID19, and in cities around the globe, people are rethinking how they get around and cities are reworking their transportation policies and infrastructure.

1/8

Great discussions have taken place and resources created, such as:

@DrDesThePlanner's #unurbanist assembly

@NACTO's pandemic planning response recommendations: https://nacto.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/NACTO_Streets-for-Pandemic-Response-and-Recovery_2020-05-21.pdf

and many others - more than I can list here.

2/8

We at @limebike wanted to add to the ongoing conversation with some research of our own.

In collaboration with @doc_monte of @OSFHealthCare, one of the first things we did was dig into the emerging scientific literature around #COVID19 transmission risk.

3/8

The evidence from @CDCgov-published research and other sources shows that #COVID19 is spread primarily indoors via airborne transmission. We conclude that as an open-air, socially-distanced mode, shared micromobility is a safe way to get around in the current environment.

4/8

You can check out the summary of our lit review findings on @limebike's 2nd Street:
http://v1.li.me/second-street/what-does-covid-19-mean-for-shared-mobility?hs_preview=nYCQKSHs-30879912067

and the full white paper here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/15w7nG7hqbWunlZ5LPtPWloyz0wOQ4Ce1/view?usp=sharing

5/8

We also wanted to understand what everyday people were thinking about their travel right now and in the future, so we surveyed the general public in 5 global metros:

Berlin
London
New York City
Seattle
Seoul

6/8

We found:

In Seoul & Berlin (where shared scooters are available & mobility restrictions are less severe), respondents continued scooting at pre-COVID levels & plan to use them more in the future
Strong support for slow streets (80% of respondents want to keep them!)

7/8

For more details and findings, check out the summary on @limebike's 2nd Street:
https://www.li.me/second-street/rethinking-travel-in-the-era-of-covid-19-new-report-shows-global-transportation-trends-support-for-micromobility

and the full report here:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1cxgMXbMDIg6ijky1fp2QEt-2jEBishMZ/view?usp=sharing

8/8