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Voi set to cover all of Bristol in coming months
Bristol’s cabinet member for transport has said that Voi must improve during its current trial period.
It comes as the e-scooter hire company is set to expand its network across more of the city, with the operating area increased by more than a third.
Avonmouth, Henbury and Southmead are set to receive a new fleet of Vois in phase one of the latest expansion, followed by Bishopsworth, Knowle and Brislington.
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Discussing the council’s approval, Don Alexander said that “opening up e-scooters to the whole of Bristol will increase the range of transport options to all of our residents, providing more sustainable travel choices and helping us work towards cleaner air and less congestion and pollution while unlocking barriers to inclusive economic growth”
But Alexander also emphasised the need for improvements in the trial: “There are some elements of the trial that could be improved, and the recent extension of the trial to November and this geographical expansion to the entire city will give the opportunity to get more data and test possible solutions.”
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The news means that the Vois will now be available to nearly half a million people in the Bristol area, and reflects the growing popularity of the hire scooters, with more than 4.8m journeys taken since the start of the trial in October 2020.
The e-scooter trial is being led by the West of England Combined Authority in partnership with Bristol City Council, Bath & North East Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council.
The results of the trial, along with other trials taking place across the country, will be sent to the Department for Transport, to help inform future national policy around e-scooters.
Main photo: Martin Booth
Read more: ‘Changed in all but appearance’: Meet Voi’s latest e-scooter’
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