Micro-Mobility Expert Joins Skyportz to Develop Multi-Modal Transport Vertiports
Australian-based Vertiport Developer, Skyportz, has welcomed micro-mobility leader, Mitchell Price, to their team as the company pursues the concept of vertiports as multi-modal transport hubs for all forms of electric transport, reports a press release.
In September, Skyportz released a concept for Melbourne in conjunction with architects Contreras Earl and Pascall+Watson for a vertiport that includes last mile transport connections such as electric scooters, bikes and ferries.
Clem Newton-Brown, CEO of Skyportz, commented, “Mitchell Price stands at the forefront of the micro-mobility revolution. As the former Policy Head for Lime in Asia Pacific, he pioneered the introduction and expansion of electric scooters and bikes across Australia and New Zealand in 2018.”
Price increased Lime’s global presence when he led its expansion into the markets of South Korea and Japan the following year. His CV also includes Executive Consultancy for various global companies in the transport sector.
Price enthused, “I am so excited to be transferring my skills and experience into Advanced Air Mobility in partnership with Skyportz. There are many lessons we have learned in relation to community licence and retrofitting new transport options into cities with e‑scooters and bikes. I am looking forward to the challenge of taking it to the third dimension in the sky.”
Newton-Brown believes it is not good enough to just deliver vertiports in isolation. They must be connected to other forms of transport, or they will create more problems than they solve.
He continued, “Electric micro-mobility has already taken off globally with a rapid uptake in many cities around the world. We are on the cusp of a revolution in electric aviation, and it makes sense to marry all forms of micro- mobility into a cohesive transport ecosystem.”
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(Top image: Mitchell Price — Credit: Skyportz)
