Oxford Street is one of the busiest and most polluted roads in London but it’s seen a 47% reduction in daily average harmful nitrogen dioxide levels in recent weeks. In fact, it’s hard not to notice how much cleaner the air has become in the country’s urban centres. This is taking place all over the world too: […]
Tag: Mobility
London FreightLab: meet our mobility innovators
Back in January, we revealed that Plexal’s innovation team was working with Transport for London (TfL)
Meet the Smart Mobility Living Lab, Plexal’s latest mobility member
Since the Olympic Games wrapped up in 2012, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park has become a hotbed for innovation in mobility.
On the Move report launched at Here East explores consumer and expert attitudes to low-carbon transport
Transport is one of the world’s biggest causes of emissions. But while we have a massive opportunity to usher in a decarbonised mobility future, we must win the hearts and minds of the public.
Six-point plan for the future of mobility laid out at Plexal by George Freeman, minister of state at the Department for Transport
Opening the SMMT Future Mobility Challenge at Plexal, Freeman addressed the coming revolution in mobility and laid out his tech-friendly and people-centric vision for the sector’s future.
Is it time for London to give Bird a chance?
Cleaner than cars, less sweat-inducing than cycling and faster than walking, electric scooters promise to shake up the way we get around cities.
Pioneering London RoadLab programme sees four companies enter into commercial negotiations with TfL
rt for London (TfL), London Councils and our utilities partners worked with nine innovators to find solutions that could improve the way roadworks are carried out.
Paving the way for mobility innovation at Plexal
Back in March, the Department for Transport launched its new urban mobility strategy at Plexal, which set out its vision and plan for supporting mobility innovation and covered everything from regulation to testbeds.
Plexal and TfL reveal the final London RoadLab cohort
Back in October 2018, we announced an open call for entries for London RoadLab: a 10-week programme aimed at sourcing new tech solutions that could minimise the impact of roadworks.
Plexal contributes to whitepaper on the state of cycling in the UK
Get on your bike: seems simple enough, but why aren’t more people taking up cycling in the UK?
Meet Wagonex: the Plexal member that’s hoping to be the Netflix of cars
gonex is a startup that believes the future of cars is shared. And just like Netflix has made the idea of buying a DVD for life obsolete,
London’s transport network is rich in data, so how can we use it to solve our biggest urban challenges?
Applications are open now for London RoadLab: a 10-week programme aimed at developing tech-led solutions to minimise the impact of roadworks.
Electric scooter unicorn Bird launches trial in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
Bird, the electric scooter rental unicorn and Plexal member, has officially arrived in Britain.
TfL and Plexal have launched the London RoadLab programme
Global cities face many of the same challenges, from air pollution and population growth to increasing levels of inactivity and a city that is accessible to all.