Micromobility company Lime are investing £20m in a London Action Plan which aims to improve the experience of riders and pedestrians by bringing parking infrastructure up to the levels required by an increased demand for their e-bikes.
The plan is divided into five parts which cover: Parking Infrastructure, Operations, Tech, Safety and Community, according to Air Quality News.
The bulk of the investment will go towards Operations, with £13.4m being earmarked to increase patrols by 60%, taking the number of personnel on London’s streets to over 400. The company expect that this will see 4,000 bikes either collected or moved in the capital each day, double last year’s rate.
Lime’s £5m Parking Infrastructure investment will fund a minimum of 2,500 new dedicated parking spaces, 1,500 of which will be in place within the next six months.
In terms of Tech, Lime are introducing new features to help improve parking, such as an ‘enhanced AI end-trip photo review that prevents poor parking in real time and ensures riders cannot end their trip if they are parked obstructively or in unauthorised areas.’
Forthcoming features, which will come into effect later this year will include incentives for people to leave bikes at less crowded locations.
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