Uber to launch Jump bike hire scheme in Islington borough

Ride-hailing company hopes to expand to other London boroughs if local trial goes well

Uber is to launch its electric bike hire scheme in the UK, trialling Jump bikes in London through its app.

The global ride-hailing firm will be battling with Lime for the e-bike market, after the retreat of dockless bicycle firms from the UK.

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Why cities could hold the key to many of the world’s problems

From bike sharing to green energy, cities are often better at driving change than national governments

Who has the answers? The UN? Scientists? Entrepreneurs? Nation states? “Ordinary” people?

There is another subset of power, agency, ideas and progress that often gets overlooked in the search for solutions to the world’s problems.

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