10-02-2018, 10:51 AM
(10-01-2018, 09:21 PM)KevinL Wrote: Is a scooter program that much of a threat to a bikeshare? I imagine there's some overlap, but they have quite a difference in range and general appeal.
This is certainly a matter of opinion, but there absolutely is overlap, both serve as a last mile solution to transit, and most companies involved in one, are involved in others.
The bigger issue I see is the optics. DropBike has gone through an extensive, thorough, and no doubt expensive process to get a pilot started here. They made many concessions. Lime's scooter pilot has had none of these challenges. It appears to be very unfair how they're being treated here. You can argue that scooters and bikes are different, but the systems are similar, why are the processes so different?