Accidental Urbanism
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- The author accidentally got into urbanism in 2020 after buying a Onewheel during COVID lockdowns, which changed their perspective on city travel.
- The Onewheel's portability and ease of use made it ideal for running errands, like quick trips to the grocery store, reducing reliance on cars.
- Using the Onewheel increased interactions with people and heightened awareness of travel distances, revealing how car-centric design wastes space and leads to poor driving habits.
- The author eventually stopped using the Onewheel due to safety concerns and company hostility, replacing it with a lightweight road bike mounted near the front door for similar friction-free use.
- After some activism, the author realized that changing existing cities is difficult and now focuses on living in areas with good infrastructure, while expressing interest in new urbanist projects like Esmeralda.