New report from the OECD's @ITF_Forum offers a reminder that walking, biking, and e-biking are massively more efficient than driving an electric car.
Download link: itf-oecd.org/sites/default/…
Excited to announce a new paper on #ebike incentives and their effectiveness at stimulating adoption. TL;DR agencies should think clearly to pair goals of a program with the costs of moving the needle on e-bike adoption. @johnmacpdx@LEVresearch@UTKCTRsciencedirect.com/science/articl…
@MIT I'll remain based in DC, with frequent visits to Cambridge. More to come soon about my upcoming MIT research and projects.
I'll also share info in Paved with Good Intentions, my free monthly newsletter about transportation, tech, and cities.
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New year, new position:
I'm now a Senior Fellow at the MIT Mobility Initiative, the hub for all things transportation at @MIT.
This is a new MIT fellowship, and I’m excited to be one of the inaugural Fellows.
Online sellers of Unsafe Chargers, Battery Packs and Conversion Kits for #ebikes and #micromobility need to be regulated out of existence. U.S. De Minimus rules compound the problem. Read this article from Bike Europe. bike-eu.com/46521/regulati…
Pedelec (#ebike) crashes are similar to bicycle crashes and the data does not conclude there is a need for interventions specifically targeting pedelec riders. Both groups would likely benefit from improved, bicycle infrastructure sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Stratford's Hubbell Heaters built Redline BMX bikes then gave them to Franklin students as a surprise #photo-24306849?utm_campaign=CMS%20Sharing%20Tools%20(Premium)&utm_source=t.co&utm_medium=referral" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">ctpost.com/news/education… via @ConnPost