The Opportunities and Limits of Private: Public Sector Cooperation in Sustainable Urban Mobility

Abstrakt

This article reflects on shared micro-mobility, which can be defined as a contribution to sustainable urban mobility as well as a threat to leaders and residents of the city. By the example of Olomouc in the Czech Republic, we illustrate how the division of transportation work is affected by the legislative framework, the size of the city and the interests of different social actors. As the case study results suggest, city government officials cooperate with private providers of shared micro-mobility services to increase their modal share. However, this cooperation is only partially effective due to the absence of a law regulating shared micro-mobility services on the one hand and the size of the city on the other. Concerned that the use of shared bikes and e-scooters could negatively impact public transport, city officials are sceptical about promoting shared micro-mobility services. That results in the underutilisation of the financial support for sustainable urban mobility.