Agreed, following the SV mantra of work under the radar to prove the business model until the cities legislate a la Uber/Airbnb, this makes sense (and seems to

Agreed, following the SV mantra of work under the radar to prove the business model until the cities legislate a la Uber/Airbnb, this makes sense (and seems to be the path chosen). The paid dedicated scooter parking zones would be the fallback option if the city puts forth a plan to outright ban dockless scooters or the scooter companies want to start playing nicely proactively. "In the ideal scenario you're proposing, we should just get rid of some street parking to make room for other uses. Let's start cutting down on the massive amount of money we spend subsidizing car ownership." >> Yup agree - maybe start putting car parking meters up where there is free car parking and use that money to repaint some of the spots for dockless bikes/scooter parking zones!