Micromobility

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Overview

Micromobility is an umbrella term describing a variety of established and emerging travel modes, typically characterized by their low weight, small size, low passenger capacity, and short trip length. Some examples include bicycles, electric scooters, mopeds, and skateboards. Typically, vehicles with combustion engines are excluded from the designation, but vehicles with electric engines are included. In recent years, numerous companies have emerged as providers for on-demand micromobility vehicles, typically offering their services through a mobile phone application.

Timeline

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• Spring 2020: Initial idea formation
• August 2020: Test A Launch
• 11/6/2020: Test B Launch

Analysis of Implications

This section is intended to represent a detailed, factual, well-informed, and well-referenced summary of the impacts of the technology through a variety of lenses. This professional analysis can include, but is not limited to, subsections on the following topics:

• Equity
• Land Use
• Travel Patterns
• Pandemic Response
• Mobility
• Safety
• Environmental Sustainability
• Public Health

Ask yourself, what would I need to know about this technology if I wanted to implement it in my community? What would the implications be for these realms?

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Case Studies

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• Who conducted the study (deployment, pilot, program, etc.)
• If concluded, what the results were or if on-going, when the expected conclusion is
• A hyperlink to the owner website or to the project website

CitiBike

NYC bikeshare program.

Tier

German micromobility company offering e-scooters and e-mopeds.

"Players in the Field"

• Kittelson & Associates, Inc.
  • Leader in developing an industry-wide resource on emerging transportation technologies.
• Lyft
  • Manages bikeshare programs in major cities throughout the US.
• Uber
  • Recently purchased Lime, a major e-scooter provider.

See Also

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External Resources

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References

Citation Format is as follows:

Author Last Name, Author First Name (Date Published). “Article Title”. Accessed On [Date]. Hyperlink.

Example:

Hawkins, Andrew (July 9, 2018). “Uber is teaming up with Lime to add electric scooters to its app”. Accessed August 17, 2020. https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/9/17548848/uber-investment-lime-scooter-alphabet