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When we talk about the ‘Shared Economy,’ lets broaden the conversation beyond the privileged, automotive, and technological. AirBnb, Lyft, and apps play important roles, but that’s a limited context. In transportation, the roads themselves are a shared economy – we citizens pay for them. This includes all road users – drivers, bicyclists, pedestrians; and all types of parking – cars, bikes, in-street seating. The least technological examples are the most impactful, least expensive, and have the lightest carbon footprint – co-op living, community gardens, time banks, informal bike share, parklets and in-street plazas. These are not ‘alternative’ modes or economies but original ones. Ask any grandparent who’s an immigrant and/or living in the inner city. Lets keep this conversation down-to-earth, inclusive, and historically contextual.
Posted on: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 15:39:44 +0000

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