Lime has submitted a proposal to operate an electric scooter and bike share service in Surrey, and says it is preparing a pitch for Vancouver anticipating a request for proposals.
I tend to agree, I just think the PPP isn’t the root issue. If the City of Vancouver was primed to manage well the service, it could also manage well the PPP. Some PPPs are even costlier for govts, so it’s not always a matter of lowering taxes anyway. My biggest argument against PPPs is that the gain in “efficiency” of the private sector isn’t worth the middle man and for the same level of service it ends up costing more.
All I’m saying is that for bike sharing specifically, I think PPPs shouldn’t be hard to work out alright. It depends on how the partnership is designed. Also, bike sharing does compete with bike shops and other transportation sharing models.
I tend to agree, I just think the PPP isn’t the root issue. If the City of Vancouver was primed to manage well the service, it could also manage well the PPP. Some PPPs are even costlier for govts, so it’s not always a matter of lowering taxes anyway. My biggest argument against PPPs is that the gain in “efficiency” of the private sector isn’t worth the middle man and for the same level of service it ends up costing more.
All I’m saying is that for bike sharing specifically, I think PPPs shouldn’t be hard to work out alright. It depends on how the partnership is designed. Also, bike sharing does compete with bike shops and other transportation sharing models.