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Populus Releases Report on Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) and the Role of Cities

Populus.ai, a Merian Ventures portfolio company, released a new report for cities and private operators on mobility-as-a-service (MaaS) and mobility management. Over the past several years, private fleet operators of shared mobility services such Uber and Lyft have raced to integrate and bundle transportation solutions alongside stand-alone MaaS journey planning mobile applications. This industry-leading report includes an overview of the current state of MaaS technology, different approaches to deliver MaaS by public agencies and private companies, and the role of 'mobility management' to enable the key outcomes desired by cities.

Populus Expands Mobility Management Solution to Oakland and Tel Aviv

Populus, the industry-leading platform for cities to manage transportation and mobility services and Merian Ventures portfolio company, announced that it was awarded contracts by the cities of Oakland and Tel Aviv to provide its robust mobility management platform through a multi-year partnership. The Populus platform is the solution of choice for cities around the world to securely receive data from shared mobility operators such as e-scooters, mopeds, and cars, and to digitally manage new mobility, curb, and street policies.

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PopulusMarta BulaichNovember 2, 2020

Populus Expands Mobility Management Solution to City of San Diego

Populus, the industry-leading platform for cities to manage transportation and mobility services and Merian Ventures portfolio company, announced that it was awarded a contract by the City of San Diego to provide its robust mobility management platform through a multi-year partnership. The Populus platform is the solution of choice for cities around the world to securely receive data from shared mobility operators such as e-scooters, mopeds, and cars, and to digitally manage new mobility, curb, and street policies.

Populus Partners with U.S. DOT to Leverage Innovative Data to Improve Transportation Safety

Populus, the industry-leading platform for cities to manage transportation and mobility services and Merian Ventures portfolio company, will partner with the U.S. DOT to identify opportunities to harness data from some of the 45 million trips it has already processed from shared bikes, electric bikes, and electric scooters to facilitate micromobility management.

Regina Clewlow, PhD, on Small Scooters and Big Data

Dr. Regina Clewlow, CEO & Co-founder of Populus.ai, a Merian Ventures portfolio company, recently spoke as part of the U.S. Department of Transportation Volpe Center’s Our New Mobility Future thought leadership series.

“We’ve really transitioned from mobility as a product that one buys, typically a car, to mobility as a service, and this is in large part due to the proliferation of these shared business models and the arrival of dockless bikes and scooters," she said.

Micromobility—small, lightweight modes of personal transportation such as scooters and bikes—and their associated data are being used to transform how individuals travel and how cities plan, according to Regina Clewlow, PhD, the CEO and co-founder of micromobility data company Populus.

Populus Releases a New Guide on Curb and Mobility Management

Populus’ latest report, Curb and Mobility Management, is for ever-evolving cities and mobility services to dynamically manage how transportation infrastructure and determine how to allocate public space. City departments of transportation are on the frontlines of reconfiguring how our streets and sidewalks are used in light of changes such as significant growth in delivery services or requests from restaurants to access curb space for outdoor dining.

This report includes results from a survey on the mobility policies of 40 cities around the world and outlines historical as well as more recent innovative strategies for curbside management to help cities manage their mobility future.

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