Bike Share in Waterloo Region

[danbrotherston]

Why not?

I mean it wouldn't go over well with city staff, council, and drop bike.  If drop bike is pursuing a good faith agreement with council, and another company comes in without getting an agreement, I would expect that to not go over well.

As for the people, I imagine, as with Uber, nobody will care, either you object to bikes or you don't, city agreements won't factor in.

One reason the city is pursuing an agreement with drop bike, is to avoid issues like bikes being left abandoned or parked obstructing places.  I suspect these fears originate from the complaints in other areas, which I suspect are probably somewhat overstated by those who simply wish to discredit bike sharing in general...same as the safety complaints about the scooter rentals I hear about continuously.

Regardless, having an operator come in and cause these issues either, in reality, or in perception, may give bike sharing a bad name here as well.  So there is reason to be concerned.

Disclaimer:  I have no idea of lime bike in particular.