The War On Cars - Talking with Doug Gordon

Oliver Bruce
Podcast
July 30, 2020

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This week we releasing a recent conversation between Oliver and Doug Gordonfrom the popular War on Cars podcast that we did as a MicromobilityMembership (TripleM) webinar. Philosophically aligned, Oliver and Doug talkabout COVID, urbanism and the intersection of infrastructure andtechnology. This was a fun conversation.Specifically they dig into:- What we’re seeing globally and in NYC in response to the COVID epidemic.- How much (or not) COVID is an opportunity to further the micromobilityagenda, both with local and national level programmes for infrastructure- Oliver reveals some of the details of the research he’s been doing onmodelling mode shift potential for Micromobility- The impact that Citibike has had on New York- Where the origins of sneakers came from, and how they gained suchnotoriety during the 1980 transit strike in New York- Why bike parking is the next big opportunity for infrastructure builds- Why micromobility helps in transport deserts that exist, even in placeslike New York.- General questions from the audience about ebikes, cargo, electricvehicles and more!Also, next week Oliver will be hosting a webinar with the team from Heliumtalking about their new global long range, low-power and low cost wirelessnetwork. You might think data connections to micromobility sounds boringbut nothing could be further from the truth. How we keep micromobilityconnected reliably and cheaply is one of the biggest issues still to solve.Helium are one of the most exciting projects out there. It’ll be relevantto investors, hardware people and operators interested in what the bleedingedge is. Come and join us on Tuesday, 4th of August at 4pm Eastern, 1pmPacific. Sign up at micromobility.io

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