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Calvin (from Calvin & Hobbes) sitting at a lemonade stand, smiling, with a sign that reads, "Trains and micromobility are inevitably the future of urban transportation, whether society wants it or not. CHANGE MY MIND."
Okay. For the US: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9658b5befb944256bb587bc9b268a09a
Trains and micro mobility don't work for the significant majority of homes.
Edit: That link estimates that 20% of the US population lives within a 10 minutes walk from a grocery store.
That is correct. It would need a lot of change in the US. But I can say in Europe it works pretty well.
Mixed Zoning and less suburbs are just two of the changes that would make a lot of lifes a lot better!
What is micro mobility? I've not heard this phrase before.
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