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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Robin Chase
[mailto:noreply-comment@blogger.com] <br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://www.blogger.com/profile/02127609476881611549">Robin
Chase</a> has left a new comment on your post "<a
href="http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/2009/07/solving-humanitys-most-pressing.html">"Solving
humanity’s most pressing problems". Comme...</a>": <br>
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I know Bill Mitchell and this lab very well. They are a great group that thinks
far outside the box -- and this how I would characterize the role of the Media
Lab (although I am not an expert).<br>
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They have done a terrific job of capturing the public's imagination. And they
have offered up an image (and images) that the press adores and gets used
often. We can and should learn from that. I have.<br>
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Is a row of shared cars for short-distance travel a good use of dense city
curbsides? No.<br>
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Is the idea of inductive power generation along major blocks throughout metro
areas a realistic option (especially financially) any time soon? no<br>
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Are one-way shared vehicles going be operationally viable in the near term? No
(witness Velib).<br>
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Does the one-size vehicle replace car ownership in cities? No, doesn't meet all
call mobility needs.<br>
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Does a one-form factor of vehicle take advantage of the diversity of vehicles
that distinguishes car sharing from car ownership? No.<br>
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Bill and his lab have heard me say all these things. I continue to like them
and admire their work. They are doing a lot of things right. Note, they got the
award. <br>
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Posted by Robin Chase to <a href="http://newmobilityagenda.blogspot.com/">World
Streets</a> at Thursday, 30 July, 2009 </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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