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micromobility - Bikes, scooters, boards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, unicycles, heelies, or an office chair: Whatever floats your goat, this is all things micromobility!

"Transportation using lightweight vehicles such as bicycles or scooters, especially electric ones that may be borrowed as part of a self-service rental program in which people rent vehicles for short-term use within a town or city.

micromobility is seen as a potential solution to moving people more efficiently around cities"

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[–] krelvar@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also, surprising everyone, water is wet AND bears shit in the woods!

[–] lessthanluigi@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

No, bears shit in a toilet like everyone else!

[–] AA5B@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

There’s even a 30 second documentary showing them using toilet paper

[–] uberdroog@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Businesses complain that the construction interupts them and reduces parking. Seeing this play out in pittsburgh, pa

[–] kurikai@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

Yeah. But afterwards they do better than before the bike lane.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

Businesses complain that the construction interupts them and reduces parking.

Well, nothing causes more construction and interruption than fucking car infrastructure!

Bikes = foot traffic. Foot traffic = more people spending money in local businesses.

Most businesses who complain before bike lanes are built end up fighting to keep bike lanes when the threat of removing them comes up.

[–] Wahots@pawb.social 3 points 1 month ago

Once it's done though, bike lanes essentially never need to be repaved because the wear and tear is so low.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Businesses should understand that the infrastructure will bring them a considerable bump in customers. Businesses that are around good bike infrastructure tend to do well.

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I prefer the magic bike lanes where they protect you from massive vehicles with a formiddable painted line.

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Save me paint!

[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago