Electric Scooters Are Causing Havoc?

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4 pointsandrewfromx2 comments

Havoc? We dedicate 50% of space downtown to cars. But it's "havoc" when another form of transit takes 0.01% of sidewalk space.

That said riding on sidewalks should be discouraged, and individual offenders ticketed. But we should also create more biking like infrastructure in which these scooters can operate.

San Francisco is a continual disappointment to me in it's regulatory approach of banning things.

Allow docess bikes? Nope let's mostly ban them but grant Uber subsidiary, Jump, a monopoly on operating a very small number.

Allow electric scooters? Nope let's ban them!

Have dynamic pricing for parking in the Richmond? Yes, but let's severly restrict how dynamic it can be and have a huge freakout.

Build more houses? Nope let's downzone and empower local obstructionism.

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