Mobility Lab Helsinki organised a final event for the trials to present the results and discuss of smart bike parking solutions! Watch the video below!
Place: Hybrid: Urban3, Maria 01, Lapinlahdenkatu 16, Helsinki and remotely (Google Meet link will be sent 15 min before the event)
Time: 29.10.2024 13.30–14.30
Mobility Lab Helsinki, a joint project of Forum Virium and Business Helsinki, sought solutions for the piloting of new types of smart and secure bicycle parking services in cooperation with Metropolitan Area Transport Ltd. The open call yielded a total of 22 offers. The total budget of the procurement was up to 40,000 euros. The ultimate goal is to promote sustainable mobility and reduce emissions in Helsinki.
Watch video
Agenda
13:30 – Opening remarks and event information
13:35 – Introduction and objectives of the pilots: Forum Virium Helsinki & Kaupunkiliikenne
13:40 – Marshall AI – real-time data from bicycle parking + Q&A
14:00 – Bikeloop – smart and secure bicycle parking + Q&A
14:20 – Conclusions and the future of bicycle parking
14:30 – Event over
Additional information
The pilot projects selected for implementation, tested new solutions for secure bicycle parking and storage in an urban space as well as new methods to produce bicycle parking and usage data:
- Bikeloop: The Norwegian Bikeloop AS participated in the pilot with its smart bicycle parking solution. The modular bicycle locker for eight bicycles is secure, and anyone can use an app to book a bicycle parking space for short-term or longer-term parking. The bicycle locker design takes special groups into account, and the lights and voice guidance make the locker accessible. The modular structure also allows the parking facility’s structures to be changed in the middle of the pilot by creating extra space for cargo bikes, for example.
- Marshall AI: The aim of MarshallAI’s pilot project was to help the City understand, maintain and assess the demand for and future needs of bicycle parking services. Parking is an essential part of everyone’s daily cycling routines, but, currently, little usage data is collected on bicycle parking. The pilot made use of computer vision and video automation to allow anonymous real-time data to be collected on the use of bicycle parking facilities. The pilot monitors the utilisation rate of bicycle parking facilities, bicycles parked at parking facilities for an extended period of time as well as the number of bicycle thefts or attempted thefts.
The joint project by Forum Virium Helsinki and Business Helsinki, Mobility Lab Helsinki, offers companies opportunities to pilot smart mobility innovations in a real urban environment.
Photo: Vesa Laitinen
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