What: SUMC’s NACTO reception
When: Tues, Sept 10 | 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Where: The Fifth Social Club @ 225 Richmond St West, Suite #100, Toronto, ON M5V 1W2
The Shared-Use Mobility Center requests the pleasure of your company on September 10th for a fun post-NACTO happy hour at The Fifth Social Club, sponsored by Populus and Bird. Advance the state of transportation in cities while connecting with innovative city leaders, the shared mobility industry, and technology partners. Complimentary beer, wine, and hors d’oeuvres will be served.
Getting There: The Fifth Social Club is 0.6 km (an 8-minute walk) from the NACTO venue at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel. Both the Sheraton and the Fifth Social Club are located next to multiple Bike Share Toronto stations.
Space is limited. Please RSVP by Thursday, September 5th.
If you have any questions, please reach out to Kimberly Steele at [email protected].
The Shared-Use Mobility Center is a public-interest organization dedicated to achieving universal, affordable, and sustainable mobility throughout the US through the efficient sharing of transportation assets. Through piloting programs, conducting new research, and providing policy and technical expertise to cities and regions, SUMC seeks to extend the benefits of shared mobility for all.
About PopulusPopulus is a platform that helps cities and private mobility providers deliver safe, equitable, and efficient streets through better data and analytics. Trusted by public agencies large and small, the Populus data platform integrates big data on shared services (carsharing, ridehailing, bikeshare and scooters) to monitor operator compliance and help cities make data-driven policy and planning decisions. Founded in 2017 by MIT and UC Berkeley transportation PhDs with over a decade of experience building software to simulate the future of cities, Populus is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Learn more about their advanced solutions for cities at www.populus.ai
Bird is a last-mile electric vehicle sharing company dedicated to bringing affordable, environmentally friendly transportation solutions to communities across the world. It provides a fleet of shared electric scooters that can be accessed via smartphone. Birds give people looking to take a short journey across town or down that “last-mile” from the subway or bus to their destination a way to do so that does not pollute the air or add to traffic. Bird works closely with the cities in which it operates so that Bird is a reliable and affordable transportation option for people who live and work there. Founded in 2017 by transportation pioneer Travis VanderZanden, Bird is headquartered in Venice, Calif., and is rapidly expanding across the world. Follow Bird on Instagram (www.instagram.com/bird), on Twitter at @BirdRide, and find more information at www.bird.co
