Concept for designated parking areas by Lyft

Banning ‘tiny vehicles’ would deny us smarter ways to get around our cities

Zipidi
Zipidi
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1 min readAug 4, 2019

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Great article by Hussein Dia, Chair of Civil Engineering at the Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne.

The cliff notes:

  • Regulators need a sandbox approach, not bans
  • Tiny vehicles (not just scooters) can have big impacts on reducing cars for first/last mile
  • Learn quickly, respond quickly, gather data
  • Low cost of infrastructure, quick change is possible

Rather than making up new rules without evidence, policymakers are using a regulatory sandbox approach. Borrowed from fintech regulation, this approach allows startups to test new technologies for a specified period.

Businesses can learn quickly and respond to problems as they arise. Regulators can collect data to make informed decisions and prioritise interventions.

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