The dockless bike fan drives for Uber on the side as a way to research the city?s streets How do Americans move through their cities" Here at Curbed, we?re super curious about the transportation habits of regular folks. So, using a diary format, we?re asking real people to track their multimodal journeys for a week and report back with the highs and lows of what it takes to get around town.
This month, Seattle completed a one-year pilot program to study the effectiveness of dockless bike fleets on its streets. Over the last year, one of the program?s most enthusiastic riders was Yes Segura, an autonomous vehicle transportation planner who?s particularly fond of the city?s new shared electric bikes.
From his microstudio in the city?s Beacon Hill neighborhood, Segura commutes to work at Impact Hub in Pioneer Square, where he's the founder of Smash the Box, a startup that helps cities plan for new transportation technology, and the director of communications for Young Professionals in Transportation. Segura also drives for Uber, where he can talk to passengers about their transportation habits and survey Seattle?s streets from a vehicle?s perspective. He posts observations as @BlitzUrbanism to Twitter and Instagram. Segura took Curbed along for the ride during World Cup week, when the Salvadoran American had to make a few special trips to catch important games.

Sunday, July 1
One thing I like to preface before speaking on planning and designing cities for self-driv...