![]() Micromobility gives us another alternative to jumping back in the car and driving between destinations.Ĭities around the country, and around the world, are realizing that designing streets only for fast moving automobile traffic has an adverse impact on quality of life and safety, especially in dense urban areas. Such trips become much more manageable using these light forms of personal transportation. The same goes for tourists, who might find the walk from the Dali Museum to the Pier and back beyond their comfort level – even on a cool winter day. For a person that lives downtown, walking distances between home, work and grocery store can be a stretch, especially on a hot summer day. Micromobility can help bridge the mobility gap between pedestrian and car, whether you are a downtown resident, worker, or tourist. And while any form of transportation that moves faster than a walking human can be dangerous in the wrong context, they typically do not carry the lethal force that an impact with an automobile would likely impose. The term can also be extended to include micro-transit in the form of small electric buses that often operate as autonomous vehicles. ![]() These devices include bikes, e-bikes, stand-up scooters, mono-wheels, Segways, skateboards…and that-thing-that-looks-like-a-Stairmaster-which-somehow-propels-you-forward. The exact definition of micromobility is still evolving, but, in general, it includes human or electrically powered personal transportation devices that are light weight and slow moving (relative to cars). ![]()
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