Last mile is kind of a badly chosen phrase. It should really be the last 10 minutes or 20 minutes. Journeys (especially commutes) are bounded by how long you'r

Last mile is kind of a badly chosen phrase. It should really be the last 10 minutes or 20 minutes. Journeys (especially commutes) are bounded by how long you're willing to travel, rather than how far. Anyway, some people may be able to walk from the station to work in 10 minutes, that radius is fairly small though. A scooter increases that radius significantly, allowing many more people to be within 10 minutes of the station.