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Review: Nice Ride Electric-Assist Bike (2019)

By on August 9, 2019 in Bicycling, Carfree, Trends

On Monday, July 29, Nice Ride launched its electric-assist bike or “ebike” pilot. The press release gushed about how riders could “supercharge” their rides, and also highlighted Nice Ride’s new “Nice Ride for All” program for low-income riders. The program gives annual memberships to Nice Ride to people on either nutrition assistance (SNAP) or transit […]

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Lime Quietly Raises Prices on Scooter Rentals

By on August 6, 2019 in Carfree, Downtown, Economics, News, Transportation, Trends

Recently, Lime increased its pricing in Minneapolis and St. Paul from $1 plus 15 cents per minute to $1 plus 20 cents per minute. For a typical five-minute ride, this increases the total cost by 14 percent, from $1.75 to $2 even. For a longer ride of 10 minutes, the increase is 20 percent. Rival […]

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Meet a Roundabout: I-494 and U.S. 169

By on July 29, 2019 in Cars, Freeways, Highways, Infrastructure, Safety, Traffic, Transportation, Trends

Last Monday, I drove my father to a doctor’s appointment in Edina. We don’t usually travel these ways, but his regular general practitioner was on vacation. At the intersection of Interstate 494 and U.S. 169 are six linked roundabouts surrounding the freeway interchange. The two-lane roundabouts — with dedicated lanes for going either right or […]

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Review: Lime vs. Lyft Scooters in 2019

By on July 5, 2019 in Carfree, Transportation, Trends

Lyft, a third scooter competitor, hit the streets of Minneapolis on July 1. Lime and Spin started this season’s operations earlier in the spring, and rival Jump, owned by ride share heavyweight Uber, will likely be joining soon. With the mid-year advent of a third scooter network operator, I tested out Lime and Lyft scooters […]

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Review: 2019 Tesla Model 3

By on June 20, 2019 in Cars, Transportation, Trends

Recently, I wrote about the future of mobility and my belief that the future is electric. Last week, I took a test drive of that future, making the pilgrimage to Eden Prairie to try out the latest version of the Tesla Model 3. Before we begin, I was not compensated by Tesla, Toyota, or anybody, […]

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Lime and Spin Roll Out in Minneapolis, Jump and Lyft Arriving Soon

By on May 30, 2019 in Carfree, Downtown, News, Pedestrians, Public Policy, Safety, Sidewalks, Streets, Traffic, Transportation, Trends

Starting May 13, electric scooters have returned to the streets of Minneapolis. The city green-lit contracts with four network operators, Jump, Lime, Lyft, and Spin, and as of May 13, Lime and Spin are operating in the city. Jump is a brand of Uber Technologies Inc. and Spin is owned by Ford Motor Co. Lime, […]

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Predictions on the Future of Mobility

By on May 16, 2019 in Carfree, Cars, commute, Economics, Transportation, Trends

I was reflecting on the May 8 Chart of the Day post on micro-mobility that mapped the middle 68 percentile of trips for 18 modes of transportation, and I collected a few thoughts on the future of mobility. I have written several posts recently on bike share, ride share, and electric scooters, the rented side […]

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As Lyft and Uber Go Public, the Future of Mobility Remains Up for Grabs

By on April 30, 2019 in Bicycling, Carfree, Economics, Roads, Streets, Taxis, Transportation, Trends

On April 11, Uber registered for an initial public offering of stock (IPO) with the government. As part of that filing, the company revealed more about its financials than is required by law. The document gives an insight into Uber’s business challenges and the evolving market of rented mobility. Included on page 3 of Uber’s […]

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The Future of West River Parkway

By on April 29, 2019 in Accessibility, ADA, Bicycling, Downtown, History, Parks, Pedestrians, Pedestrians, Plans, Public Policy, Rivers, Roads, Sidewalks, Streets, Trends, Walking

With the Park Board’s Water Works project’s phase one underway, and improvements being made all along the river, I talked with two local Park Board commissioners, Jono Cowgill and Chris Meyer, about the future of West River Parkway, the parkway system, and Minneapolis parks. Both share a vision for a parkway system that returns to […]

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Whole Foods Just Lowered Prices, Just a Little

By on April 26, 2019 in Chart, Culture, Economics, Health, Housing, News, Photos, Shopping, Streets, Trends

Whole Foods announced recently that they were planning on reducing prices store-wide as part of Amazon’s campaign to combat the image of a “Whole paycheck” grocery store. The Whole Foods media release gloated, “Starting Wednesday, customers will find new lower prices on hundreds of items throughout the store with an emphasis on high quality, peak-of-season […]

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