Birds are expanding access to electric scooters on public transportation in Nashville

is teaming up with Nashville with the aim of filling the gaps for community members with electric scooters. The company and the city’s public transport agency are hoping to improve the implementation of public transportation and public services.

Both of these components use a lot of WeGo Public Transit as well as expertise in navigation and bird skills to create their own navigation program. People traveling to and from other parts of the city “will have a stable and reliable access” to e-scooters, according to Bird. The hope is that residents will choose a scooter for the last part of their trip, which is usually taken by car.

Birds in the press statement that crossings can prevent people from having easy access to transportation. Scooters can help those who do not have cars to get to and from the bus stop and train station. The bird did not say how much the program would cost or how much it would cost to ride a motorcycle.

The agreement marks Nashville’s first public-private partnership to maximize access to e-scooters. Birds have been active in the city since 2018. Some micromobility companies have a presence there, including and .

Public-private partnerships are not really new to Birds, however. Spain, for example, its first public-private partnership with the company in 2020.