[ceejayoz]

They're not typically "left on streets", but in designated parking spots, with specific rules and guidelines in place.

[jjxw]

The rules and guidelines which essentially subsidize auto ownership with public space that could be better utilized. The current state of scooters probably falls too far on the "unregulated" side of things, but I'm bullish on solutions which reduce the need for curbside parking which will lead to additional transit / bike / other more productive uses of street space in urban areas.

[ceejayoz]

I'm all for improving bikeability/walkability of cities, I'd just like to see it done with community input rather than a VC funded private company dumping their externalities on others.

[adrianN]

The designated parking spots are typically on the streets. If there were no surface parking most roads would have two more lanes.

[kevin_thibedeau]

That's where you dump your horse after it dies of exhaustion. It's so much harder to do that with those infernal automobiles clogging the streets.

[ceejayoz]

That's a silly argument. They have to be connected to the streets, unless you want to limit parking to off-road 4WD vehicles. They're adjacent to the street.

[adrianN]

Look at how Tokyo does it. Almost no parking along streets.

[ceejayoz]

Japan has a vastly different approach to public transit versus the US.

[adrianN]

So? That's a result of city planning that could have happened in the US as well.

[ceejayoz]

It didn't, though, so we must deal with the repercussions of those choices. I'm all for increasing the walkability of our cities, but I want a say in how that happens as a citizen, via my elected representatives. I'm not comfortable with Uber making those decisions for my city.