#tmwc22 — Public Fediverse posts

Paris up now talking about geofencing for their scooters too. Wanted to force scooters to be parked in certain zones. 6 scooters max go a zone. It’s imperfect. Started in 2020. I used shared e-scooters in 2019, and scooters were being liberally tossed into the Seine it was a bummer.

Next speaker also taking about scooter parking & geofencing. #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

Ok now we know who this user is. Onto safety analysis. 6/10 don’t feel safe! That’s true scooters & bikes. ESP when sharing w cars.

What can we do about that metric? Users want:
Secure parking
Better education
Network improvements w shared e-scooters. Quality instead of length of network. With full connectivity. Eg no breaks where you have to hop off and walk next to scooter. I hate dismount zones. #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

Where do these users come from? What mode are they shifting from? Ideally some want these users to be ppl shifting from cars. Speaker notes there is almost an “Obsession with this indicator” 86% come from other sustainable modes. Like walking bussing. Not cars. But in Barcelona it’s dense and ppl don’t drive as much. Don’t obsess over shifting from cars. There are other benefits.

40% do however combine with public transit. Nice. #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

These coalition members want consistent rules across Europe for micromobility users. Speed limits, helmets, no twin-riding (I think that’s what she said?), easy to follow rules, enforcement of rules. Sober riding campaign. We struggled in Boulder with e-scooter adoption bc some of the accidents are so catastrophic. We will get an update next month to see how the pilot went. Amazing that Europe trying for single set of rules. Can Mayor Pete roll this out for US?

#SCEWC22 #TMWC22

Ok micromobility is up. We are immersed in one of biggest challenges & changes for next century. Pandemic accelerated change, forced decisionmakers to create change. There’s a coalition in Europe of biggest microbiology providers. “Europe is built around cars.” That feels like crazy talk to me as US feels so much worse than Europe in terms of car centric ness. #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

Gonna be hard to top the last guy.

But let’s give it a try with last mile logistics. “Stop taking about it. Do it now. Make mistakes and learn. Cities shouldn’t talk about setting a target for 2030.” Make a solution and let’s get to implementing. #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

This general session is on #UrbanAirMobility or UAM for short. Speaker notes that there is an allegation of “social washing” by promoting medical use cases in UAM. I mean she did just draw me in with that exact scenario 🤷🏻‍♀️. #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

First session I’m at is a woman joining virtually and she’s talking about using drones to facilitate vaccines & getting urgent blood samples in Eg Rwanda. #TransportDrones #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

I’m obv most excited today for “why was John Lennon in bed with a bicycle?” #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

And I have a new blister. Sign of a morning well spent, imo.

There are tons of ppl milling about outside today and they’ve stopped checking badges as diligently. Free for all??

Either way let’s get learning #SCEWC22 #TMWC22!

Barcelona radical project removed 60 blocks (60? Is that right?) from car use. 60?

Paper partition shelters for Ukrainian refugees. By a famous architect. Stand with Ukraine. This is part of the bauhaus. Omg this gal fit a very lot into 10 minutes. #NewEuropeanBauhaus #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

In 10 years, 60% of us will live in cities. 70% right around the corner too. Cars in cities responsible for bulk of (I didn’t catch it — GHG emissions?). Speaker is going so fast. Pace yourself friend, we have 90 minutes.

Strong conference theme: ppl moving to cities even more than the century that came before. Cities will have front seat in solving climate crisis & more. Here on mobility track - getting ppl out of cars in cities is key. #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

One panelist says everyone is his department refuses to participate in “all male panels, or manels.” There are always women available to talk about transport, planning, & cycling. Truth. #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

“Women are our main customer.” Higher rate of usage of mass transit in Barcelona.

“Transit not gender neutral.”

We designed whole system for getting from point a to point b rather than viewing transit as focused on users. Soft skills not valued in ppl doing this work for too long. We want to attract more ppl to our systems to get ppl out of cars #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

Next panelist: E-cars won’t cut it for solving climate crisis. More men cycle than women. So 1 easy way to meet goals will be increasing cycle participation of women. If we want to meet goals - how do we create infrastructure for “multistop” Eg school drops. Ebikes game changer. (That’s been true for me!) #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

Micromobility is tricky for women worldwide. Who often have say toddlers or bags of groceries with them. E-scooters not viable. #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

Survey for women working in mobility up on that slide. They want intl feedback. Seems like link cuts off tho? #SCEWC22 #TMWC22

They will have offshoot conferences in 2023. US will be in Miami in October. Cc: @bry @nprivera

Moderator from Manila now up, noting again the 8 billionth human being born yesterday. Apparently in Manila? This panel on energy mixes to get to #NetZero #SCEWC22 #TMWC22