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Re:Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership wi... by adrianN on Monday July 09, 2018 @03:05PM (#17492615)
Look at how Tokyo does it. Almost no parking along streets.
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Re:Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership wi... by ceejayoz on Monday July 09, 2018 @03:24PM (#17492741)
Japan has a vastly different approach to public transit versus the US.
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Re:Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership wi... by adrianN on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @01:36AM (#17495707)
So? That's a result of city planning that could have happened in the US as well.
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Re:Uber Will Rent Scooters Through Its App in Partnership wi... by ceejayoz on Tuesday July 10, 2018 @11:05AM (#17498695)
It didn't, though, so we must deal with the repercussions of those choices. I'm all for increasing the walkability of our cities, but I want a say in how that happens as a citizen, via my elected representatives. I'm not comfortable with Uber making those decisions for my city.
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