Brussels has been one of the most progressive European cities in embracing shared mobility, bike lanes, and urban redesign. In this episode, Prabin Joel Jones, CEO of Micromobility Industries & Mayten, sits down with Martin Lefrancq, New Mobility Policy Advisor at Brussels Mobility, to unpack how the Belgian capital went from free-floating chaos to a model for thoughtful regulation, multimodality, and behavior change.

We explore Brussels’ early micromobility boom, the evolution of regulations, the pedestrianization of the city center, tensions with public transport, the new licensing framework, and what the future of urban transport might look like by 2030.

Key Takeaways

• Brussels was one of the first cities to regulate shared mobility back in 2018.
• The city built 40 km of new bike lanes during COVID, permanently reshaping streets.
• Shared scooters once hit 25,000 units - now capped under a structured tender.
• The pedestrian zone near Grand Place became one of Europe’s largest.
• “Mobility Changers” proved behavior change is possible with the right incentives.
• New debate: Should cities tax or support shared micromobility operators?
• By 2030, micromobility will be a permanent part of Brussels’ transport mix.

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