The city that pioneered electric scooters will take them off the street—and big rental operators are

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The city that pioneered electric scooters will take them off the street—and big rental operators are fuming
Story by Vivienne Walt • Yesterday 11:31 AM




Paris—the most touristed city in the world—has pioneered many urban policies, rolling out the world’s first city-run bike-sharing program nearly 16 years ago, and attracted global praise for its prolific bike lanes.
 
Now it’s about to add this: The first city to ban electric scooters.

In a citywide referendum on Sunday, just 7.46% of 1.3 million registered voters opted overwhelmingly to ban the 15,000 rental scooters licensed to operate on Paris streets.

Asked to choose ‘yes’ or ‘no’ to scooters, 89.3% voted no—a result that Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hailed on Monday as “a great victory for local democracy.”

But was it also a victory for political maneuvering?

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