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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I'm soon moving to Chicago Northalsted, can anyone recommend a scooter powerful enough to go up gentle slopes and over a low curb? I like the razor-style scooter that you stand on

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/44995054

The Department of Transportation is proposing bringing a network of bike lanes to Portage Park

https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/complete-streets-chicago/home/featured-projects-and-innovations/projects0/PortageParkNeighborhoodBikeNetwork.html

They are holding a community meeting to discuss the bike lane network at 6 p.m. March 5 at the Portage Park Senior Center, 4001 N. Long Avenue.

Attendees are encouraged to register here

Posting things online isn't enough. Pro-car people actually show up. We need supporters of bike lanes to also show up.

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For the last few years, one of the coolest bits of e-bike tech I’ve seen didn’t involve more power, bigger...

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The Indian Pursuit Elite aims to make 500-mile touring a dream with its combination of comfort, power, and cutting-edge tech

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It’s been a minute since Harley-Davidson's electric offshoot LiveWire unveiled two new concept motorcycles at the company’s Homecoming festival in Milwaukee. Well, the street model of the two, the Honcho, looks all ready now and is currently in its pre-release phase. And here’s why it might just be…

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It's probably time to replace this if you haven't already.

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Bike manufacturers often try to one-up each other by creating new and improved standards for existing components, but sometimes they get it wrong!

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