Micromobility
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Study: How Low-Income People Really Use Micromobility
Shared bikes and scooters are meeting low-income people's basic mobility needs — but they're not being subsidized like it.
September 20, 2023
What’s Missing From America’s EV Charging Strategy
Hint: not all EVs weigh thousand of pounds.
August 30, 2023
Opinion: How Shared Micromobility Can Help the Low-Income
Micromobility can be a tool for economic mobility — but only if it's done right.
Adam Tarshis
August 2, 2023
Talking Headways Podcast: All Possible Commutes
Measuring car travel more accurately, how micromobility can improve accessibility, and a bit about transportation in Cairo.
July 6, 2023
Why US Cities Are Rolling Back Shared Mobility Bans
An increasing number of U.S. cities that once banned shared bikes and scooters are welcoming the modes back to their streets — and prompting a conversation about why they were ever restricted in the first place.
June 13, 2023
Opinion: Why We Should Stop Using the Word ‘Micromobility’
"SUVs, pick-up trucks, and passenger cars should not be the benchmark by which we judge the size of other forms of transit, and the term ‘micromobility’ encourages us to believe that they are."
June 12, 2023
Op-Ed: Paris Scooter Ban Is a Step Backward for Sustainable Transport
For the global city that has put the world on notice over the past decade for embracing sustainable transport, Paris recently took a disappointing step backward by enacting a ban on shared scooters, known locally as trottinettes.
April 3, 2023
Op-Ed: Veto A.B. 371. California Needs Shared Bikes and Scooters to Combat the Climate Crisis
It’s disappointing that California state lawmakers recently passed a draconian bill with the potential to destroy these necessary programs. Governor Newsom should veto it.
September 14, 2022
Will A.B. 371 Help Keep Sidewalks Safe or Kill Micromobility (or Both)?
What those costs would be to the micromobility providers can be estimated, but not guaranteed, because no insurance company offers insurance at those rates to bike and scooter share companies.
March 15, 2022
Survey Says: E-Scooters Are Great for Riders’ Mental Health
E-scooters users say they feel an increased sense of emotional well-being after a ride, adding to a mountain of evidence that sustainable transportation may be an overlooked tool in fighting America's mental health crisis.
December 16, 2021
