The great challenge of the cities of the future is not played over long distances but rather in the last mile. In fact, the sustainable mobility sector is increasingly focusing on the last kilometres that separate people from their final destinations.

Let's think, for example, of that stretch of road that every worker must travel from the train or metro stop to reach their workplace. The scarce proposal of alternatives to cover those short distances, precisely defined as the last mile, is the main reason that pushes people to prefer the private car since, even if between an inconvenience and a delay, it still leads directly to their destination.

Well, the challenge of the future consists precisely in revolutionizing this approach in favor of a better quality of the environment and lifestyle; but for this to happen, it is necessary to provide citizens with concrete and advantageous options.

 

Eagle Etsp has created a tailor-made service for the last mile, proposing a solution with electric micro-mobility sharing vehicles for companies attentive to the well-being of their employees and to environmental protection.

 

What is meant by last mile?

We have already said it between the lines but it is important to dwell on this concept which is revolutionizing the urban travel sector. In mobility, the last mile corresponds to the final stretch of road that is travelled to reach the destination (in our case the place of work) and which is usually not well covered by connections. In fact, LPT does not reach all parts of the city and very often the train, underground and bus stops form the Pillars of Hercules beyond which commuters are left on their own.

The major shortcomings of public transport are concentrated in the peripheral areas, precisely in those areas where the presence of factories, laboratories, warehouses and shopping centres forces thousands of workers to take the car to get to work, congesting traffic in urban and extra-urban arteries .

On the other hand, development in the direction of a city of the future follows the increasingly widespread request to decongest traffic, reduce pollution and improve the liability of urban centres. This is why public administrations often promote initiatives such as ZTL, LEZ and ULEZ. But these fundamental actions for the ecosystem of the city further complicate the lives of commuters forced to take their own vehicle to cover the last mile.

For this reason it is essential to promote a model of urban mobility that is more sustainable, safe and multimodal. For years, insiders have been talking about MaaS (Mobility As A Service), an unprecedented and technological approach to the world of transport that will simplify access to mobility services by users through a single digital channel that allows you to plan, book and validate the travel documents, in a single solution, from the plane to the scooter

 

Mobility solutions for the last mile: the innovative service of Eagle Etsp

Today the (especially sustainable) mobility sector has understood how much change must start precisely from the implementation of ad hoc services to ensure last mile coverage.

In particular, sustainability and intermodality are the two keywords of the future of last mile mobility, together with "digitalisation". Shared mobility services such as car sharing, bike sharing, scooter sharing and kick scooters are at the forefront of the green revolution in city travel.

In addition to reducing the number of cars purchased and therefore of vehicles parked on the side of the roads, these shared vehicles are usually electric and are authorized to move on urban roads. Therefore it is not difficult to understand how sharing mobility is the answer of the future to create smart cities. Furthermore, from the booking to the end of the rental, the entire service is managed directly by the user, through an App.

The sharing micro-mobility companies on the market today operate only in certain cities deemed economically "profitable", and are organized with a business model that follows the movement flow of residents and visitors in the urban centre. In other words, their vehicles are positioned in strategic areas where the demand for mobility is highest without taking into account particular specific user interests. Additionally, revenue is based on the number of rides taken with compensation based on the unlock price and minutes travelled. Some also provide fixed weekly or monthly fees for a limited number of minutes per day.

All of this is very different from the Eagle Etsp organization which does not choose which city to operate in or where to position its vehicles according to generic movement flows; and its revenues are based on a long-term lease agreement. The originality of the Eagle Etsp service lies in its specialization and customization, with the company's needs at the center of attention. It is the human resources managers and mobility managers of client companies who decide how to manage the rental fleets of scooters and electric bikes to facilitate access to the company for their employees.

To meet the various corporate mobility needs, Eagle Etsp has adopted a particular organization that makes it "unique" in the national panorama of sharing micro-mobility companies present in Italy today. Its particular service makes it a "partner" of those companies that wish to offer alternative solutions to last mile coverage. Also by virtue of the legal obligation of the PSCL (home-work travel plan) which imposes the planning of sustainable mobility of personnel for access to the company.

Therefore, there are several companies that turn to Eagle Etsp to obtain fleets of vehicles in the crucial points (Mobility hub) to satisfy the movements of their workers. The technological platform also allows the Mobility manager to keep the circulation of vehicles under control, so as to be able to plan mobility strategies and to optimize investments.

 

2/12/2022 - Redazione Eagle Etsp