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Redefining bus running

alla Bus, a startup founded by the take bus and route paths by hands. The
students of American University GPS trackers onboard the buses connect
Yof Beirut is changing the scenario them directly to the user’s mobile phone
with the country’s first transportation showing the real-time location of the
map. The app not only gives the user bus vehicles.
options to reach the desired location in Through the application, the plan is to
real time, but along with it, also provides reduce traffic, help the environment and
a complete transportation map of the help people get around in something
city of Beirut. The map was developed cheaper than taxis or than having a
through the usage of GPS trackers on private car. Besides launching an app,
the vehicles that ply in the city. The Yalla Bus also went analog, printed and
time taken for this was two years. distributed around 3,000 paper copies
Additionally, the members also used to across the universities of Beirut.

Paris clamps down on electric scooters

aris, a city that has taken a and other busy places. After two deaths
tough decision to do away with and scores of injuries, residents have
Ptwo- wheelers as a whooping become increasingly vocal against the
12 start-ups are offering an app for scooters, which are expected to number
not much more than the cost of a up to 40,000 by the end of this year.
metro ticket. However, the scooters’ A spot fine of 35 euros ($40) will
popularity, and the relative lack of rules be levied on bad parking, while those
around their use, has prompted City caught on the sidewalk will be hit with
Hall to impose overdue restrictions, with a 135-euro penalty has been levied since
fines for driving them on the pavement July. Also, a speed limit of 20 km/hr has
or parking them in doorways, crosswalks been imposed across the capital.

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