Answer in 10 seconds or lose your fleet: The e-bike row dividing Yarra https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/answer-in-10-seconds-or-lose-your-fleet-the-e-bike-row-dividing-yarra-20260730-p60k3i.html Previously: https://theblower.au/@BinChicken/116920668524405133 Streets Alive Yarra president, Jeremy Lawrence, campaigns for safety, usability, and efficiency of streets and transport. I applaud his work and usually agree with him. In this case I think his observations are good but his conclusions miss the mark. The conditions the council stated are reasonable requirements. Eg: removing dumped hire-bikes in 60 minutes, and any "dangerously placed" in 30 minutes. Jeremy Lawrence said: "In my view, it was so onerous [that] no share bike operator, even if it was Lime … could make it work in a financially viable manner." He's correct. But, it doesn't mean we should give a free pass to hire-bike companies, cut safety standards, or give public land to a company to use as parking-space. I think it's time we accept that the hire-bike business-model does not work. #AusPol #VicPol #CityOfYarra #Melbourne #Lime #EBikes