'sharing economy' Tag
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The sad cycle of Paris bike sharing
March 13, 2018Two trends caught my attention on a recent return trip to Paris: cafés offering avocado toast, and shareable bikes scattering the pavement. I’m a big fan of city bike sharing schemes for a variety of reasons: they sensitize drivers to cyclists; they reduce traffic congestion; they improve the urban atmosphere for cyclists and non-cyclists alike. […]
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Open up the French Open
June 4, 2013On Friday my colleague and I walked by a shop window at lunchtime that displayed a large flat screen televising Roger Federer’s match at Roland Garros. We were immediately struck by the abundance of vacant seats in the stadium during the match. Granted, it was a Friday afternoon (heaven forbid the French cut out work […]