IMPACT REPORT 2022: Spare slows climate change, improves social equity and reduces social isolationLearn More
Author
Darian is responsible for growing Spare’s partnerships in Europe and the Middle East. A part-time lecturer at Spain’s EAE Business School, Darian gained experience in the mobility world as a business development executive in the on-demand sector. He also spent a decade as an intelligence officer with the Swiss Armed Forces. Darian has a PhD in Law from the Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, was a visiting fellow in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford and speaks seven languages.
Together with Stockholm Environment Institute, Spare will provide cost and demand modeling to help determine feasibility of demand-responsive transportation in the region.
The on-demand microtransit service will initially be used to transport elderly residents living in the Mannheim area to COVID-19 vaccination centers before expanding to the general population.
Microtransit fills in service gaps to remove transit barriers - something Germany aims to do by 2022. But demand-responsive transportation can do more than just solve accessibility issues. It can unlock Germany's true mobility potential and keep public transit relevant in the age of technology.
