Abigail Montes

2 months ago | urbanomnibus.net | Abigail Montes |Mariana Mogilevich |Thandi Nyambose

E-scooter shares began rolling out in cities from Santa Monica to Paris to Mexico City nearly ten years ago. Scooters, rentable through an iPhone app, were part of a broader embrace of micromobility, using small vehicles to solve the “first-mile/last-mile problem.” E-scooter shares, along with bike- and e-bike-shares, can help bridge the distance between home or work and the subway or bus, and in the process, help reduce carbon emissions.

Jul 18, 2024 | urbanomnibus.net | Abigail Montes |Mariana Mogilevich |Joey de Jesus |Hatuey Ramos-Fermín

Thanksgiving brings the Macy’s Parade down Broadway, Labor Day is for the West Indian Day Carnival on Flatbush, Halloween brings costumed processions down a number of neighborhood main streets, and it seems every Sunday sees an ethnic parade to Fifth Avenue. But the third weekend in June brings a parade most unlike the others.