Thread by @happy_roman

"Sprawl was cheap when land was cheap.
Land is not cheap anymore.
This century will not be the century of asphalt."

@asymco right now in #MicromobilityMoment keynote.

"Paris is reclaiming its public spaces."
@asymco #MicromobilityMoment

"If you believe we will live in fear, invest in cars.
If you believe we will live in peace, invest in micromobility.
Car is a response to fear, it's as simple as this."
@asymco #MicromobilityMoment

"As carmakers move upmarket - and they can't help not to - they open a vacuum below."
@asymco #MicromobilityMoment #disruption

"We do not know a magic formula in micromobility yet. Through perseverance, through trial and error, we will get there." @asymco #MicromobilityMoment

"Pay attention to usage, pay attention to real users. That's where the reality is." @asymco #MicromobilityMoment

"Transit and micromobility are the best friends." @asymco #MicromobilityMoment

(remember my notes from March, @VitekJezek? ;-)

"Disruption theory is clear on this: You have to fire your best customers if you want to innovate, thrive and move to the future. Carmakers are showing they can't help but to stick with them - see SUVs, bigger electric cars with huge batteries etc." @asymco #MicromobilityMoment

"Every carmaker needs to have its own micromobility division. They need to get it as quickly as possible. I see Tier 1 suppliers being far ahead on it actually." @asymco #MicromobilityMoment sending a clear message to @VWGroup & Co.

"If you want to see the future, go to the Netherlands. Go to Copenhagen. Go to Paris nowadays."
@asymco #MicromobilityMoment

"There is a different culture coming out of cycling and micromobility. A culture of satisfaction, of wellbeing, a culture of smiles. A culture that actually makes a lot of sense economically, too."
@asymco #MicromobilityMoment

"Once you start investing in infrastructure that makes people healthy you start reaping the benefits of having a healthy population saving billions in health care."
@asymco #MicromobilityMoment

"Pivotal moments of #micromobility:
Bird launched
first Micromobility Summit in Copenhagen
Chinese free floating bikesharing and its scale
Google Venture investment in Lime
#covid19

@asymco #MicromobilityMoment

Be careful what you wish for. 🚗 = obesity

#MicromobilityMoment

https://twitter.com/James_Gross/status/1304103464507596800