Around the world, very few public transport agencies make money, while ride-sharing companies are making huge losses. So why partner up, and how do those partnerships work?
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A new study shows e-scooter hire schemes increase the number of tourism destinations visitors can reach. And once at these destinations, e-scooter users spend more.
City by city, the data on CBD visitors vary with the severity of COVID-19 outbreaks and restrictions. But none of the CBDs has recovered former activity levels, and some might never fully recover.
On-demand public transport has now provided over 1 million rides in 36 trials in various Australian cities. Is the problem of poor suburban public transport on the way to being solved?
Over US$33 billion was invested in mobility tech last year in response to claims it will transform our lives. Based on what we have seen so far, which of these promised solutions will be delivered?
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Neil G Sipe is a Friend of The Conversation.Honorary Professor of Planning, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Researcher, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Professor of Marketing and Consumer Behaviour, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
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Associate Professor & Programme co-ordinator (Masters of Public Policy), The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, Institute for Management & Innovation, University of Toronto Mississauga, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer in Sustainable Innovation, University of Hertfordshire
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Senior Lecturer in Tourism, Griffith University
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Associate Professor in Entrepreneurship, IÉSEG School of Management
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Senior Research Fellow, Cities Research Institute, Griffith University
