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I think that last mile vehicles also have a place to play in that regard.

Things like a onewheel pint, a scooter or a boosted board.

Truth be told, in places like Paris, the only case where I would need one of these is when my move is not helped by the subway : the lines tend to go from the center of the city to its outer limits, so if you are move on the city limits, you might have to first go back to its center. For most of the cases, the subway is good enough.

In US cities though, last mile vehicles have been a must for me.




Can't you just walk the last mile?


yeah that's what I have been doing in Paris. Subway stations are rarely more than 5 minutes from where you want to go (with the caveats cited above)

But in cities like SF, the public transportation system is so underwhelming, I just use a last mile vehicle to do my 1.5 mile commute.

This way I go from 25 minutes to 10 minutes of commute.


If you can go twice as fast, there are four times as many homes within 10 minutes of the station


I get the last mile isn't literal but I think many use the lack of transport facilities as an excuse and forget about walking.




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