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Micromobility Is Having a Weird Year

By all accounts, micromobility is taking off. So why are so many systems shutting down?

November 20, 2023

Study: E-Bikes Can Help Seniors and People With Disabilities — If They Can Overcome Barriers to Riding

There's lots of potential, but anyone hoping to get seniors and the disabled riding must first understand their concerns and barriers.

November 15, 2023

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 electric vehicles weigh thousands of pounds.

August 30, 2023

The Moped Crisis — An Analysis: New York City Needs a Systemic Fix, Justice for Workers and Accountability by Tech Giants

Mayhem — and, more accurately, the perception of mayhem — on the streets of the city is provoking a new backlash against delivery workers. But are poor workers really the ones to blame?

August 23, 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.

August 2, 2023

Talking Headways Podcast: All Possible Commutes

Today, let's learn about 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