Will Ginger Transform Cities?

Will the amazing new personal transportation scooter replace the car?

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December 13, 2001, 5:00 AM PST

"The advance spin (pardon the pun) on Ginger was that it was a transportation device with the potential to revolutionize city form and urban planning in the United States... Not likely in the foreseeable future, because like other highly touted alternatives to the automobile (light rail, buses, bikes , etc.), Ginger lacks much of the autonomy, flexibility, security, and basic amenities that cars provide.

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FULL STORY: Will Ginger Transform our Cities?

Tuesday, December 4, 2001 in Reason Public Policy Institute

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