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Electric Scooter Uptake 'Quite Remarkable,' Researcher Says Of Micro-Mobility Data

Here & Now's Peter O'Dowd discusses the so-called "micro-mobility revolution" with Regina Clewlow, CEO of the research firm Populus.
Vatic Kuumba, of Providence, R.I., prepares to ride a Bird electric scooter in downtown Providence Tuesday, July 24, 2018. (Steven Senne/AP)

From Austin to Denver to Cambridge, Massachusetts, dockless electric scooters have hit cities across the country. Earlier this summer, the transportation research firm Populus published data on the rise of micro-mobility.

Peter O’Dowd discusses the so-called “micro-mobility revolution” with (, CEO of Populus, and why

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