Urban Mobility
OBIKE, THE OFFICIAL GREEN INITIATIVE PARTNER OF THE 29th SEA GAMES AND 9th PARA GAMES 2017 TO PROVIDE FREE BICYCLE RIDES FOR THE NATION THROUGH BIKE SHARING SERVICE. After a long-waited 16 years, Malaysia is once again become host to the well renowned SEA Games event in Kuala Lumpur. This time around, the KL2017 are making a sustainable impact going
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SHAGNGHAI, Aug. 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — oBike, Singapore’s first homegrown station-less smart bike-sharing company, announced today its securing of a US$45 million Series B round of funding. Its investors include a leading global transportation platform; Grishin Robotics, a venture capital firm founded by Dmitry Grishin, who is the co-founder & chairman of Mail.Ru Group, as well as several family offices in Southeast Asia. Since its launch in Singapore in January
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China-based dockless Bike-sharing services is now available in Malacca. MELAKA, MALAYSIA – Media OutReach – 03 August 2017 – The Chief Minister of Melaka, YAB Datuk Seri Ir. Idris Haron, announced today that ofo, the world’s leading bike-sharing company, has launched its service in the city of Melaka. With the plan to deploy 2,000 bikes in Melaka by the end of August, ofo seeks
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oBike expands its free-floating bike-sharing services to Kota Kinabalu, the second city in Malaysia. oBike in Kota Kinabalu oBike, a technology-based Singapore company that focuses on a one-way ‘free-floating’ first-and last-mile stationless bike-sharing service, was officially launched in Kota Kinabalu on 5 june. Kota Kinabalu is the second Malaysian city to enjoy this bicycle sharing service, after Klang Valley’s
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As Malaysia pushes an ambitious urban connectivity target, one township stands out as a model for integrated land public transport (LPT) that also promotes sustainable urban mobility: Bandar Sunway. Rail-Bus & Last Mile Connectivity The township counts access to two train services — the Port Klang KTM Line via the Setia Jaya station and the Kelana Jaya LRT Line
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The city government released a draft guideline on the development of bike sharing service on Friday to hear opinions from the public, according to the Shanghai Daily. The draft guideline addresses the following issues: Bike-Friendly City In the draft, the city will set up lanes for non-motor vehicles when building up new or expanding existing main roads and secondary
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New York – The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and ofo, a China-based start-up that has become the world’s first and largest bike sharing platform, are joining forces to raise public awareness about climate change. The UNDP-ofo Partnership UNDP, which is the world’s largest development organization, will advise ofo on an innovative initiative, which will see: Redistributing abandoned bikes
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A global transportation survey conducted by Dalia Research, 14% of Chinese have used a bike-sharing services in the last year compared to the global average of 8%. The percent is even higher in Hong Kong at 21%. China also boasts the highest share of electric bike users (13% have used an electric bike in the past month compared to a global average
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BOAO, China, March 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — “The act of bike-sharing could someday become a lingua franca, connecting people around the world,” said Dai Wei in a speech last Thursday at the Boao Forum for Asia, a high-level meeting for Asian leaders in government, business, and academia held in Hainan annually. Dai, the 26-year-old founder of China’s wildly successful bike-sharing startup ofo, is the youngest entrepreneur ever to address this
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Low-maintenance and durable components, specially designed frame, a turnkey solution for corporate campus and bike sharing fleets TAIPEI, Taiwan, March 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Three cycling brands known for their durable and unique products have teamed up to create a production-ready commercial-grade bike designed for corporate bike fleets, bike sharing programs, and heavy duty commercial use. NuVinci Cycling, Gates Carbon Drive and Mobia
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