Can “build housing where the jobs are” be the future of commuting?
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Where do you put your panniers? And how is it in winter?
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Probably not for everyone.
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That’s pretty cool. I saw an overview recently where they featured around several other cheap electric cars for 1-2 passengers.
They feature the Renault Twizzy for around €6000, that 15 year olds can drive.
That’s more than enough for most cases. The high powered Twizy can do around 80km/h.
i’m not sure my city is ready for BMW, Porsche or SUV drivers who see their car as as a penis enlargement device. 
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if it weren’t for all the data collection, I’d be here saying I’m more excited about these electric scooters
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surely the invisible hand wouldn’t leave anybody out
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My insurance company will decide that for me.
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Unfortunately only for the relatively wealthy and privileged. Most of the US economy is a service economy that requires someone to physically be present at their job.
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Telecommuting is useless for most manufacturing jobs.
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Yes, indeed. We call them “cities”.
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correct. I believe there is no future for manufacturing jobs.
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I’ve a friend who hacks the limiter and puts on a huge battery.
He makes bikes that go fast.
I’m planning to get a this…
and let him go at it.
That’s a Big Fat Dummy.
If y’all knew me better you would know how appropriate that is.
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Objectively false, sorry. Unless you think literally everything around you can be automated, any time soon?
Nope! Until you can turn 360° in a city and and not find something that was made by humans, in one way or another, manufacturing jobs have a future. Even robots need maintenance. No, we are NOT going to magically become a 100% service economy.
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Well, you don’t need an ebike, you need a good public transport plan and some rent control policies.
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I really hope not, unless work offers to pay for a desk at a work hub.
I’ve found that the days I work from home are not good for my mental health. I always thought I was an introvert, so it surprised me to find out that I need the presence of other people.
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An eWaker? I’m hoping for a Landmate, at the very least.
Would you consider a oneWheel? I’ve had a great time with mine - six mile commute ( one way ) with no public transit options. My only caveat would be to encourage pads as well as a helmet.
soon, or 20-30 years, or 50 years? What time scale.
automation means 1 person can do the work of 10. Then further automation means 1 person does the work of 100. We’re around a factor of 10000 right now, I don’t see any reason we won’t go to a factor of 100000.
And if we get to a point were only 1% of the population is needed to service robots and administer and manage those repairpersons.
But don’t worry, we’re probably near the limit for automating factory jobs. We’ll automate truck driving next, then the medical profession after that. If a doctor can only see 40 patients a day, we can make software and devices that enable them to treat 400 a day.
Thimg is, you have support for exactly none of those assumptions. Come back when you do but until then, sorry, not even slightly interested in either speculation or insistence.
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You are a shining example and a paragon of virtue. Even though it seems like you aren’t contributing much, you are. In my city, slow and go isn’t that slow, and also isn’t reserved for those times when there aren’t other vehicles waiting to use the same intersection. It always brightens my day when I see a counter example of butthead.
