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micromobility - Ebikes, scooters, longboards: Whatever floats your goat, this is micromobility

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Ebikes, bicycles, scooters, skateboards, longboards, eboards, motorcycles, skates, 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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A man is making mobile tiny homes on wheels to provide innovative shelter for unhoused people—inspired after his brother become homeless.

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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 76 points 2 months ago (3 children)

As useful and needed as these might be, I can only imagine that anyone actually living in one would be constantly harassed by local authorities for parking/zoning violations.

Society needs to be better!

[–] BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca 34 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm imagining waking up in the middle of the night to someone riding the whole thing away with me still in it

[–] ech@lemm.ee 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Ideally there's a way to lock it down from the inside. A bar through the back wheel(s) or something.

[–] BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

But then they might lock you down inside!

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago (2 children)

You can do this with anything in life, ever, though.

An example being, "A stationary house? But what if the river rises? How will I move my home away from it?"

[–] BlemboTheThird@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol I dunno, somebody wrapping up a tiny little cube as a prank seems a bit more likely than the tide rising above normal

[–] flicker@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

You'd have to shrink-wrap more than 84,500 buildings in the US by 2050 if you want to compete with ocean-level rise from climate change. Warning; pdf link.

My comment talked about rivers rising, but you said the ocean, so I went with the ocean for my reply.

[–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There's space in the US west. But, one can't live in those places without a motor or engine to procure water and food.

[–] Kanda@reddthat.com 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] SirDerpy@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

What does God need with a starship?

  • Capt. Kirk

Super cool spot to boondock.

But, if one wants to live rent free and with community, I suggest southeastern Utah or anywhere along America's loneliest road. Be sure to read the vibe: It's public land. But, it's still not a good idea to remain where you're not wanted.

[–] BruceTwarzen@lemm.ee 5 points 2 months ago

It's still better than a tent or anything like it i presume. Because if someone is harassing them they can just pedal away.