Stewart Lyons

Very proud of our Barcelona warehouse work!

How Bird's Barcelona refurbishment hub has given 50,000 e-scooters a second life With vehicle lifespan central to shared micromobility’s sustainability ethos, Zag goes inside Bird’s repair hub keeping e-scooters in circulation for 7 years. Read more: zagdaily.com/featured/how-b…

Amazing work team @ridespin !!

Very proud and pleased about this partnership with @Atlanta_Housing

In a U.S. first, @Atlanta_Housing integrates @BirdRide's shared micromobility into its resident services to discount e-bike and e-scooter rides and boost job opportunities. Read more: zagdaily.com/places/atlanta…

@CityofPickering @BirdRideCanada Let’s go @CityofPickering ! We are excited to serve you!

The City has launched a Shared E-scooter Pilot Program, offering residents a sustainable, convenient, and low-carbon way to navigate the growing community. These shared e-scooters are owned and operated by @BirdRideCanada, and can be rented for a fee based on time or distance. What you need to know⬇️ ✅The program is enforcing safety through set speed limits, rider age minimums (16+), helmet requirements, and mandatory equipment such as lights and a bell or horn. ✅Promotes courteous road-sharing to protect pedestrians, cyclists, motorists, and e-scooter riders. ✅Expanding equitable access, ensuring micro-mobility options are available across all neighbourhoods. Quick facts⬇️ 🗓️Operating from April through October (weather permitting). 🕕Ride from 6 am to 11 pm (with remove deactivation at 10:45 pm). ✖️Unlike privately-owned e-scooters, the shared e-scooters will not work if ridden outside the City's boundary. ✖️The e-scooters will not go beyond the programmed speed limitations. 💻Residents can report after-hours issues, mis-parked scooters, or safety concerns via the operator's hotline, in-app tools, or the City's Customer Care Centre. Ride safe➡️ visit pickering.ca/escooter to learn more.

Happy to participate @evansammccann ! Thanks for a great conversation !

Excited to share my conversation with @stewartlyons, CEO of @BirdRide. Stewart's a serial founder. - SiriusXM Canada, acquired by SiriusXM - Mobilicity, acquired by Rogers for ~$465M We talked about his journey in entrepreneurship and the challenges of operating and scaling a global business from Canada. Stewart shared insights on: - Turning around Bird Global - Navigating regulatory and city relationships - Profitability and operational complexity - Technology, safety, and user experience in micro-mobility - The future of transportation and last-mile solutions Thanks for making this happen, @ddebow!

Here’s how to use it: 1.Download the Bird or Spin app 2.Create an account 3.Tap the menu and go to Promos 4.Enter the code u6c28g before your first ride That’s it. Try it out — you might be surprised how fast and fun it is. #BirdRides #SpinScooters #Micromobility

Thinking about trying a Bird or Spin scooter or e-bike for the first time? It’s a fun, easy, and sustainable way to get around — whether you’re commuting, running errands, or just exploring your city. You can get your first ride FREE (up to 10 minutes) using my code: u6c28g

For those who follow @BirdRide closely, 2024 was an insane turnaround year. Looking forward to hearing about Bird's come back story from @stewartlyons We've got more linedup this time! Want a discount code? send me a dm.

Bird (@BirdRide) & Spin (@ridespin) delivered a $50M turnaround in one year — driven by focus, discipline & strong city partnerships. Proud of what our teams achieved. Thanks @Zag_Daily for sharing the story: zagdaily.com/people/how-bir… #Micromobility #UrbanMobility #Leadership

Very excited for this launch!!!

@chandnirao_here Fair comment! That’s exactly the point - to start meaningful and directionally focused conversation towards a goal of improving the status quo. I agree with you on shared data - the problem is some city staff use selection bias because they have a goal decided beforehand

@stewartlyons agree wholeheartedly that fragmented governance is holding back progress re transportation innovation and costing us economically. The urgency to modernize is real! Where I diverge: full nationalization under Transport Canada might be too rigid. Complete centralization risks replacing municipal bottlenecks with federal ones, potentially stifling the very innovation we seek. But I get that fundamentally we need to move through approvals faster, esp w/ novel tech. So I briefly looked at how California solved this (somewhat?) without nationalizing; my initial thoughts: 1. The best model could be a blend of clear national-level minimum standards (safety, liability and data reporting) with flexible local implementation and experimentation. Key is creating regulatory sandboxes in specific regions (Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver) to pilot and rapidly iterate technologies. Basically, ENCOURAGE experimentation while maintaining safety. 👉👉California’s Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) established clear guidelines for AV testing and commercialization early on allowing a phased, controlled rollout. 2. Transparent data-sharing: Why did BC ban advanced AVs? Were AV researchers / founders consulted? Why did Toronto ban e-scooters? These decisions should be informed by shared data. Not an expert here, but inviting conversation.

This Logic headline (and article) was unnecessarily divisive at a time when Canada's economic future hangs perilously in the balance. Even a foreign outlet like the @FT did a better job at inspiring action vs division: "Canada absolutely has potential to be a global superpower...But the nation has lacked the visionary leadership and policy framework to capitalise on its advantages." (ft.com/content/d48138…) So kudos to the @build_canada team for creating a thoughtful starting point for how to modify our policy framework better than any national media platform has. Special appreciation to the volunteers with day jobs 🙏. Their efforts and the concerning economic outlook demand that we also roll up our sleeves and engage in equally thoughtful, good faith dialogue. Criticism is absolutely essential and desperately needed but focused on the specific ideas mentioned within the memos and not on the endeavour itself. And I have some, hoping this can advance your overall goal and efforts @ddebow @melkuo 👇

Happy to support @build_canada in its mission to improve Canada’s prosperity

BuildCanada.com is live. @build_canada helps entrepreneurs share their ideas for a bolder, richer, freer country.

Let’s go @CityofDenver !

@prabinjoel @lyft @BirdRide @Uber @limebike lyft.com/blog/posts/lyf…

.@lyft could've had a deal with @BirdRide similar to @Uber-@limebike!

@VivaItalia15 @City_of_Vaughan @BirdRideCanada @limebike @rideneuron_ca @ridescooty Actually we are the hometown guys. Not just scooty. We are Canadian owned and operated and operate worldwide. More Canadian cities should be lining up to ask us to operate

@City_of_Vaughan RFP ‘Implementation & operation of rentwl ebike & escooter program’ Closing date Aug 26 Plan takers @BirdRideCanada @limebike @rideneuron_ca @ridescooty Big question: can hometown fave Scooty scale-up beyond the Brampton rental e-scooter pilot project

@zyepher @mosadakki @BirdRideCanada @citymississauga Which city is this? If you can’t get through on phone write to hello@bird.co and they will end the ride and deal with any refunds.

@stewartlyons @mosadakki @BirdRideCanada @citymississauga I am parked in a correct zone, been stuck here for 90 minutes trying to end a ride. No go, and this useless a.i chat isn’t helping.

Earlier today, we hosted a Launch Event in collaboration with @CityMississauga at Community Commons Park. Bird Canada’s CEO, @StewartLyons, met with City Councillors to deliver 1-on-1 vehicle demonstrations. Thank you to everyone who attended. The event was a great success! 🎉