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Self-Driving Cars Are Out. Micromobility Is In.

Bikes and scooters can transform cities in a way autonomous vehicles never could

Paris Marx
Nov 15, 2018 · 6 min read
Photo: Robert Alexander/Getty Images
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It’s amazing how quickly perceptions can change. It may seem hard to remember now, but in 2017, the hype machine was going full steam ahead on self-driving cars and their presumed future dominance of transportation. Cars would still dominate—many…

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Paris Marx

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Socialist, traveller, urbanist. MA Geog, McGill. I write critically on tech, cities, and media, and curate the Radical Urbanist newsletter: http://bit.ly/radurb

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Cities have more power than ever to shape the future. In Radical Urbanist, @parismarx explores their approaches to transportation, climate change, and monopolistic tech companies to see if they’re doing enough.

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