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Gentle Cycle

Mar 31, 2022

E-bikes are a big buzz on the trails and in bike shops. But is it really cycling? And does it matter?

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Gustavo Ajche delivers food for DoorDash in Lower Manhattan. Ajche, who has helped organized 3,000 other food delivery workers during the pandemic, was one of the activists who helped get legislation passed to improve working conditions and pay for the c

Ordering food on an app is easy. Delivering it could mean injury and theft

Nov 03, 2021
Food delivery workers zip around New York City on e-bikes, risking accidents and theft, as they fulfill orders from various apps they call "ghost bosses."
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Reno Moves Ahead With Allowing E-Bikes, Scooter-Share Services To Return

Nov 15, 2019

The Reno City Council unanimously approved the introduction of two ordinances that would allow electric scooter-share businesses to return.

The measures align the city with a new state law that allows local leaders to regulate and impose fees on those businesses.

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A man rides a LimeBike in Washington, DC.

#ScootersBehavingBadly: U.S. Cities Race To Keep Up With Small Vehicle Shares

Apr 23, 2018
Cities like San Francisco and Austin are struggling to regulate a flood of new transportation options, from electric scooters to dock-less bikes. Residents are angry over sidewalk and safety concerns.
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Technology
The URB-E electric folding bicycle is displayed Nov. 28 inside the Technology Pavilion at the 2017 LA Auto Show.

New Wave Of Electric 2-Wheelers Hits U.S. City Streets

Dec 29, 2017
As battery technology improves and cities get denser, some West Coast companies are targeting millennial and Gen X consumers by producing cheaper and greener mopeds, scooters and e-bikes.
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