Au Revoir, Paris
Monday, November 19 I remember more than a decade ago, we were visiting Paris and I saw a row of bike-share rentals. It was the first time that I had actually seen one. That concept had not come to New York City yet. The bikes were all purple and the company was called Velib. I took a great photo of the bikes all lined up. All you needed was a credit card to tap on the meter and off you would go. Naturally, the US did not have that type of credit card, so I couldn't take one out for a spin. Now, years later, the concept is still going strong in Paris and other French cities. But, this time around, Velib has bikes that are electric and you don't need a credit card, you just need the app on your phone. (Smart phones didn't even exist back then!) Monday was a work day, so these are all lined up by commuters. And now, there is a new business that we didn't see last year -- renting electric scooters. Same deal; use the app and you're on your way. These sco