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Re:San Francisco Denies Scooter Permits for Bird, Lime, Uber... by ebikelaw on Friday August 31, 2018 @12:49AM (#17883023)
Yes, assuming that the government massively subsidizes your driving by socializing the carbon externality and providing you with a free mandatory parking space at your origin and destination then it’s “cheaper” to drive.
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Re:San Francisco Denies Scooter Permits for Bird, Lime, Uber... by stephengillie on Friday August 31, 2018 @08:17AM (#17884868)
The government doesn't subsidize those parking spaces; I pay for one of them in rent ($75/mo), and the other in higher prices/competition. (My workplace is in a city that mandates companies only have 80% parking, to force some employees to bus etc.)

How much do Lime and their competition pay for their parking spots? They're usually left in a sidewalk or other public walkway, using government-provided locations that were intended for a different purpose.

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