No problem :) Here's the mission statement that I wrote out a year ago, hopefully clarifying my motivations: http://haveago.city/our-vision/ But to be 100% honest, if I was offered payment, I would consider it. Reason…
Walking BEST. Biking, second best. If too far, too hot, too steep, e-bikes third best. Plus good public transportation.
The chip is real! But justified. Cars have a looot of negative side effects and externalities. Global warming, 30,000 deaths each year in the US alone, expensive infrastructure/mobility, incredibly energy inefficiency,…
You make a great point. We have been advocating 3rd speed or protected bike lanes for that reason. As for the pain that might cause drivers: bike/scooter lanes are a much higher bandwidth form of urban transportation.…
One additional thing to think about. Cars in general use what were for thousands of years historically public spaces: the streets. Now, people are pretty much banned from using streets and are relegated to small or…
Rental car companies actually do utilize public parking: when cars are rented out, customers are free to park them in any public parking spot. These are businesses that are freely using public space.
Ya, Have A Go is now totally drowning in all the bike lobby cash. Please don't tell anyone! In all seriousness, Have A Go is not affiliated with any bike sharing/renting companies. If you visit our site, you'll see that…
The argument here is that wherever you go in a city, automobile parking is all around. From street parking, to business parking lots, to single family homes with driveways and garages, to large parking structures. Thus,…
Agreed!
Hi all! My name is Terenig, I'm the author of this post and founder of Have A Go. My friend messaged me giving me the heads up that this article was on Hacker News. I was really surprised! I'll do my best to reply to…
Yep! And even rental car companies do take advantage of public parking: when cars are actually in use, customers are free to park them in any public parking spot.
Yep. That's what the embedded Tweet was meant to illustrate.
No problem :) Here's the mission statement that I wrote out a year ago, hopefully clarifying my motivations: http://haveago.city/our-vision/ But to be 100% honest, if I was offered payment, I would consider it. Reason…
Walking BEST. Biking, second best. If too far, too hot, too steep, e-bikes third best. Plus good public transportation.
The chip is real! But justified. Cars have a looot of negative side effects and externalities. Global warming, 30,000 deaths each year in the US alone, expensive infrastructure/mobility, incredibly energy inefficiency,…
You make a great point. We have been advocating 3rd speed or protected bike lanes for that reason. As for the pain that might cause drivers: bike/scooter lanes are a much higher bandwidth form of urban transportation.…
One additional thing to think about. Cars in general use what were for thousands of years historically public spaces: the streets. Now, people are pretty much banned from using streets and are relegated to small or…
Rental car companies actually do utilize public parking: when cars are rented out, customers are free to park them in any public parking spot. These are businesses that are freely using public space.
Ya, Have A Go is now totally drowning in all the bike lobby cash. Please don't tell anyone! In all seriousness, Have A Go is not affiliated with any bike sharing/renting companies. If you visit our site, you'll see that…
The argument here is that wherever you go in a city, automobile parking is all around. From street parking, to business parking lots, to single family homes with driveways and garages, to large parking structures. Thus,…
Agreed!
Hi all! My name is Terenig, I'm the author of this post and founder of Have A Go. My friend messaged me giving me the heads up that this article was on Hacker News. I was really surprised! I'll do my best to reply to…
Yep! And even rental car companies do take advantage of public parking: when cars are actually in use, customers are free to park them in any public parking spot.
Yep. That's what the embedded Tweet was meant to illustrate.