SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Remix, a technology company that helps 300+ cities worldwide improve public transportation, today launched the first platform to use data to plan and manage new mobility options (such as shared scooters, bicycles, etc.). The new platform also enables planners to create and share street design concepts and inform policy for safer, more accessible communities.
"As a rapidly expanding industry, new mobility options like bikes and scooters present a unique opportunity to reshape transportation, but only if cities can quickly integrate smart policies with new data standards, better technology, and mission-aligned infrastructure," said Tiffany Chu, Remix COO.
With Remix, cities can take a proactive role in managing both public and private transportation, ensuring equitable, safe, and accessible outcomes. To help cities achieve these goals, Remix is launching two new products:
Remix for New Mobility: to help cities visualize and manage data from scooters, bikeshare, and other shared mobility providers and analyze their impact within broader transportation goals
Remix for Streets: to help planners prioritize infrastructure investments and design streets for people using all modes
"Cities desperately need technology that integrates the explosion of new mobility options into their overall transportation plan, including infrastructure investments," said Chu. "We want to provide city planners with the best possible means to achieve community goals."
The platform includes digital mapping integrated with safety and transportation data such as collision locations, lane geometries, and real-time scooter and bikeshare device locations. City planners can create and explore new street design concepts, create geofences where bikes and scooters are restricted or allowed, and publish easy-to-understand plans for feedback.
Additional background:
Remix recently surveyed 50+ municipalities with populations ranging from 20,000 to 1.5 million across North America and Europe. Overall, cities are ready to focus on infrastructure investments and proactively manage new mobility providers:
85% of cities have incorporated new modes of mobility like bikeshare, scooters, electric bikes, dockless bikes, and rideshare like Uber/Lyft.
55% of cities have experienced challenges in adding new modes, including regulating new private providers, communicating partnerships with the public, and successfully integrating these new modes into the existing system.
Only 20% of cities have dedicated funding to tackle these new forms of mobility, but nearly 60% believe that the city or transit agency should play a role in making sure the right mix of modes are in place.
About Remix
Remix is the platform for designing your city's transportation future. Trusted by 4,000 planners in 300+ cities on three continents, Remix helps cities understand how streets, public transit, and new mobility work together. Remix empowers planners to explore new concepts, make informed decisions with data, and rally people around their vision — so that ultimately cities are safe, accessible, and equitable for everyone. Remix is backed by Sequoia and YC and employs a team of 60 in San Francisco and Amsterdam.
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