Recent Streetsblog USA posts about Micromobility

Survey Says: E-Scooters Are Great for Riders’ Mental Health

By Kea Wilson | Dec 15, 2021 | No Comments

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.

A shared electric moped fleet in Rotterdam, Netherlands. Image: Constantin Müller, CC

Can E-Mopedsharing Help Wean Americans Off Car Ownership?

By Kea Wilson | Nov 30, 2021 | No Comments

Electric moped sharing became one of the most rapidly growing alternatives to driving in cities around the world during 2021 — but America lags behind, mostly because our roads are too dangerous.

How D.C. Might Kneecap Its Micromobility Revolution

By Kea Wilson | Sep 9, 2021 | No Comments

A plan to limit shared scooters and bike operators in the nation's capital has some advocates wondering why micromobility providers are again being held to higher standards than drivers and automakers.

Image: Richard Masoner/Copenhagenize, CC

What If Drivers Had to Follow Scooter Laws?

By Kea Wilson | Aug 31, 2021 | No Comments

It seems like there's a story every other day about an exciting new traffic law aimed at curbing the most dangerous behaviors on U.S. roads. The only problem? They're almost exclusively aimed at the riders of electric push scooters — not automobile drivers, who are responsible for almost all deaths on our roadways.

Who Should Keep the Scooter Revolution Running?

By Kea Wilson | Jul 7, 2021 | No Comments

One of the nation's largest e-scooter operators is in hot water for violating labor regulations in San Francisco — and it's sparking a dialogue about what the micromobility gig economy means for the mobility futures of cities far beyond the Bay.

STUDY: City Visitors Who Use E-scooters More Spend More

By Matthew Burke, Elaine Chiao Ling Yang, Benjamin Kaufman and Abraham Leung | Jun 29, 2021 | No Comments

While e-scooters may offer a low-carbon option for post-COVID tourism, do these schemes benefit tourist cities? One Australian study explores.

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