Current Trends in Smart Cities: Shared Micromobility

Abstract

Population growth trends in cities have made urban mobility even more difficult. Problems arise in mobility systems, which become more difficult with the increase in population, in issues such as private vehicle ownership, traffic jams, and environmental pollution. Considering that the urban population will increase rapidly, unplanned urbanization is expected to increase the problems in urban mobility. The urban mobility system requires changes to solve these problems. In the context of the smart city approach, integrating technological innovations into urban mobility systems helps to improve the environment and life quality. Smart mobility reveals different alternative modes of mobility. One of these is shared micromobility. In this study, it is aimed to create an integrated framework for smart cities, smart mobility and shared micromobility. However, micromobility has many effects on smart cities. In this context, the effect of micro-mobility shared in the study is limited to the environment. Shared micromobility is an innovative sustainable mode of transport that can replace short-distance travel and has the potential to provide environmental benefits. However, as a result of the studies examined, it is revealed that the environmental effects of shared micromobility are not clear and do not create the expected environmental impact. Therefore, the right strategies should be developed in order to reveal the expected environmental effects of shared micromobility services. With the effective policies developed, the carbon footprint of urban mobility can be reduced.