Micromobility
173: The U.S politics of micromobility with Matt Yglesias and Julia Thayne DeMordaunt
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- Duración: 0:56:15
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Sinopsis
This week we are releasing another talk from our recent Micromobility World - this one with Matthew Yglesias, pioneering political blogger and self-described "ebike dad," on why electric bikes and other small vehicles offer a compelling alternative to the solve the urban mobility dilemma. Matt has a wealth of knowledge about the interplay of politics, Transport and land use and Julia is an excellent host to ask him about it. This was a really compelling and interesting 50 minutes. We hope you enjoy it! They dig into: - His journey to be an ‘e-bike dad’ - and a big proponent of electric bikes - The intersection between transport and built urban form - and the overhang of cars. - How people are now getting used to taking the vehicles that are appropriate to the trips - The divide between privately owned and shared systems, and how land use rules interplay with those decisions. - The regulatory drivers helping and hindering EVs and micromobility - The subsidy ques