No more docked bikes for you. No more dockless bikes for you. No more scooters for you. Just cars, cars, **CARS** and **PARKING** in one of America’s densest cities at a time when the state is setting higher and higher temperature records. http://www.sfexaminer.com/supes-neighbors-block-ford-gobikes-citywide-expansion/ …
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The lack of dockless bikes is because of lobbying by
@FordGoBike as@FitzTheReporter reported http://www.sfexaminer.com/sf-transit-officials-discuss-granting-dockless-bikeshare-permits-amid-legal-challenge/ … If Uber had bought motivate instead of lyft, I’m sure Jump would’ve expanded faster in Francisco -
Yes. Motivate blocked Jump expansion , not
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The geographic distribution and density are figments of the MTC contract - a regional body, not SF. Where it does work, curious whether bikeshare gets people out of cars or just pulls ppl off public transit. This is worth understanding b4 perpetuating a possibly false dichotomy.
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There’s an abundance of research on this topic and it confirms that bike sharing reduces car usage. To start: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1361920914000480 … https://res.mdpi.com/def502007843a59879d96143a47bb72a995fe529829d0f9df2af489e1c86c80846dcfd8c12174e4af1f6d9eabb31a9748c3d5a46e458503d8ac6ecd0a5b0b351f551eef911efe74cca0859752150cac9a89584a3b4902477fee4b89e0ee9c09f57b0b860126def4b4467b4fa0235e9ec5990ca7c89427695f618fcff876e7f4edae8c01b62a5385ef8765573ab4db7e74a56ca9cdab913e7b2ab0b63cd4ac4b1e5caa30862?filename=&attachment=1 …
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Kind of like how SF didn’t ban housing.
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Wow, what a sharp, hot take.
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