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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility
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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, longboards, unicycles: 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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The south side of Vancouver where a lot of UBC students live is on a bit of a slope. Regular biking would take a lot of energy out of people who just want to get around, not for the exercise.
An e-bike really takes the dread of the hills away which is really nice. Couple that with Vancouver's bike infrastructure that's not perfect but well above par, it's no surprise that car usage goes down significantly with bicycle and ebike rebates.