Mobility Planet

You’re listening to the second in a series of four podcasts looking at various aspects of regulating new mobility. The four episodes have been produced within the context of a European project called GECKO, which looks at effectively regulating new mobility without stifling the creative ideas behind it.

For this discussion, we’ve brought together a tri-continental group to discuss how and how much to regulate new mobility. All our discussion partners are members of the project’s international stakeholder group.

We have Lewis Chen, who works on Business Development and Innovating Shared and Autonomous Mobility for Car Club in Singapore. He was one of the key early developers of car sharing in Asia.

We have Gavin Miller from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency in the UK, where he’s an Enforcement Policy Specialist.

And we have Carol Schweiger in the US. She’s the president of Schweiger Consulting and has expertise in (among other things) technology strategies for public agencies, public transport technology, and traveller systems information.

If you want to find out more about this podcast and our work, feel free to check the link section below. Please consider subscribing to our show if you want to hear more about the urban mobility of the future.

| Links  for this episode |

• The GECKO project: http://www.h2020-gecko.eu
• Our Team at Rupprecht Consult: https://www.rupprecht-consult.eu/
• Rupprecht Consult on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rupprecht_Tweet
• Rupprecht Consult on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rupprecht-consult-gmbh/
• Rupprecht Consult on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG-auHd-IijGakxfRpA8dwA

| Contributors |

Jingle: Santiago Campos
Visual: Marie Rupprecht, Alexander Büche
Speakers: Bonnie Fenton, Lewis Chen, Gavin Miller, Carol Schweiger

| Disclaimer | 

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 824273. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the INEA nor the European Commission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. 

This episode has been produced within the context of an EU-funded project called GECKO, which is looking at what it takes to effectively regulate new mobility solutions without stifling the creative ideas behind them. 
We’ve brought together three stakeholders from different backgrounds and perspectives to talk about some key challenges of regulating new mobility. 

We have Krysia Solheim, who works in the UK for the bike sharing company nextbike, a private sector company offering a comparatively new service. 

We have Eetu Pilli-Sihvola from the National Transport and Communications Agency of Finland, the public sector. 

And we have Doris Wiederwald from AustriaTech, a non-profit-organisation that accompanies innovation processes in mobility and advises the Austrian government on implementing national and European guidelines.

If you want to find out more about this podcast and our work, feel free to check the link section below. Please consider subscribing to our show if you want to hear more about the urban mobility of the future.

| Links  for this episode |

• The GECKO project: http://www.h2020-gecko.eu
• Our Team at Rupprecht Consult: https://www.rupprecht-consult.eu/
• Rupprecht Consult on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rupprecht_Tweet
• Rupprecht Consult on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rupprecht-consult-gmbh/
• Rupprecht Consult on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG-auHd-IijGakxfRpA8dwA

| Contributors |

Jingle: Santiago Campos
Visual: Marie Rupprecht, Alexander Büche
Speakers: Bonnie Fenton, Krysia Solheim, Eetu Pilli-Sihvola, Doris Wiederwald

| Disclaimer | 

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 824273. The sole responsibility for the content of this website lies with the authors. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of the European Union. Neither the INEA nor the European Commission are responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. 

| Summary |

Today's episode has a deliberate satirical flavour – but it deals with a rather serious topic: The incredibly illogical allocation of (almost) free public space to cars.

Public space, as the name suggests, should be usable by the public and not just by a few. In practice, however, society gives away around 12 square metres of public space for owners of cars in most residential areas – owning a car gets rewarded with free space on top.

In this episode, our colleagues Ralf and Bonnie of Rupprecht Consult interview three imaginary people who extrapolate this just an inch to the next logical, and rather creative conclusion.

If you want to find out more about this podcast and our work, feel free to check the link section below. Please consider subscribing to our show if you want to hear more about the urban mobility of the future. Non-satirical this time, we promise! 🤞

| Links  for this episode |

• Our Team at Rupprecht Consult: https://www.rupprecht-consult.eu/
• Rupprecht Consult on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Rupprecht_Tweet
• Rupprecht Consult on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/rupprecht-consult-gmbh/
• Rupprecht Consult on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCG-auHd-IijGakxfRpA8dwA

| Contributors | 

Jingle: Wolfram Buchta
Visual: Marie Rupprecht, Alexander Büche
Speakers: Ralf Brand, Bonnie Fenton, Wolfram Buchta, Lisa Marie Brunner, Lasse Brand