![]() ![]() Along with other international NGOs, Robin helped develop the Shared Mobility Principles of Liveable Cities. While these systems are not without criticism, their ridership is high in many cities, sometimes outpacing use of regular bikes by ten times. These modes have entered cities rapidly in recent years, often in the form of shared bikes and scooters. ![]() Robin is a fierce advocate of micro-mobility, a broad category that generally refers to light, single-occupancy vehicles like bicycles, e-bikes, scooters and electric scooters, and even skateboards. All this, while more than half of all car trips are less than three miles! The infrastructure of cities, the underpricing of cars and fuel, as well as the ease of owning a vehicle have all contributed to our current congested transportation reality. Image credit: thoughtfully guided us through a brief history of transportation and argued that our lives are often rigged to travel by cars. Robin’s lecture was titled “Heaven or Hell? Urban transportation is in full-on disruption.” It focused on global transportation trends, driving home the fact that we are now faced with a choice to either completely reshape cities to make them more livable, sustainable, and equitable, or to dive deeper into car-centric, congested, and unhealthy urban life. Her recently published book is Peers Inc: How People and Platforms are Inventing the Collaborative Economy and Reinventing Capitalism. She also recently co-founded her first nonprofit, NUMO, a global alliance to channel the opportunities presented by new urban mobility technologies to build cities that are sustainable and just. In addition to co-founding Zipcar, she was a co-founder of Veniam, a network company that moves terabytes of data between vehicles and the cloud. Robin Chase is an entrepreneur, forward thinker, and advocate for bold action on climate change. As part of this month-long celebration, hosted a lecture with Robin Chase, co-founder and former CEO of Zipcar, the world’s leading car-sharing network. This year’s theme was “Global Collaborations,” exploring how our connections across campuses and beyond shape our community, our learning and our impact. The month of March was “Global Tufts Month,” during which events were held across Tufts showcasing the breadth and depth of global engagement at the university. Read the original article, posted on Apr. This guest post by the UEP initiative was first published on their official site. ![]()
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