Charging Smart: E-bikes and E-micromobility

Описание: This webinar from January 2026 focuses on benefits, challenges, and policy strategies for local governments dealing with electric bikes and other forms of e-micromobility. Speakers Jem Thompson, of GPI's Charging Smart team, and Aaron Westling, Shared Micromobility Program Manager at GPI, present on the continued growth of e-bikes in the U.S., integration with the Charging Smart program, addressing challenges and safety concerns, and how and why local governments might incentivize or support community members in choosing these kinds of small, electrified vehicles.

Resources mentioned:
People For Bike’s E-Bikes Legislative Toolkit: https://www.peopleforbikes.org/news/p...
Aaron’s blog series on e-bike adoption in the U.S.: https://betterenergy.org/blog/its-ele..., https://betterenergy.org/blog/its-ele..., https://betterenergy.org/blog/its-ele...
RMI’s E-Bike Environment and Economics Impact Assessment Calculator: https://rmi.org/insight/e-bike-enviro...
NACTO’s Urban Bikeway Design Guide Third Edition: https://nacto.org/publication/urban-b...
The Minneapolis Cargo Bike Program: https://mcbl.bike/

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