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by __alias 2424 days ago
Well these companies do lobby and bid for the rights to do so and ultimately do get permission from the local governments..

So I guess you should also yell at any other people renting public spaces which the town didn't vote for.

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So I guess you should also yell at any other people renting public spaces which the town didn't vote for.

I don't know where you live. But I can guarantee you that businesses pay for the use of public lands herearound.

No matter if a restaurant puts tables on a sidewalk or a company hangs a up a sign that hangs into the air above public lands.

They pay for the privilege.

Not always. Some London boroughs were collecting one of the early dockless bikes on sight, because permission was never asked.