Bikes, Scooters Could Replace Many Car Trips in U.S. Cities

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By Melanie CurrySep 17, 2019, 12:10 pm213 pts
Almost half of all car trips in U.S. cities are three miles long or less. That little nugget of information has long been understood, hinted at by U.S. Census surveys, but now a transportation data company has confirmed and expanded on it. INRIX Research constantly collects anonymous travel data from a wide…

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