Parisians voted overwhelmingly in a “mini-referendum” on e-scooters to remove them from the streets..Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the vote sent a “very clear message,” with 89% rejecting the scooters, leaving just 11% wanting to keep them..The city’s contracts with the three e-scooter operators expires at the end of August and the 15,000 scooters will leave central Paris..Approximately 103,000 people voted on the “For or against self-service scooters in Paris?” question..Paris has 1.38 million registered voters, and the mini-referendum turnout was very low..Hidalgo said she would respect the referendum's outcome and not renew the contracts..The voters’ “very clear message now becomes our guide,” said Hidalgo..“With my team, we'll follow up on their decision, as I had pledged.”.The scooters are available through a downloadable app and cheap to rent..They are mainly used by tourists and some Parisians who want an alternative way to move around central Paris instead of taking the Metro public transit system and cannot afford their own scooters..The scooters were introduced five years ago after Paris allowed shared bicycles and shared cars..Parisians' main complaints against scooters are that they interfere with traffic and an eyesore..The scooters can be picked up and dropped off anywhere in central Paris, creating rental “flotillas” of large groups of scooters sitting on the sidewalks..Scooters have been involved in hundreds of accidents..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
Parisians voted overwhelmingly in a “mini-referendum” on e-scooters to remove them from the streets..Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo said the vote sent a “very clear message,” with 89% rejecting the scooters, leaving just 11% wanting to keep them..The city’s contracts with the three e-scooter operators expires at the end of August and the 15,000 scooters will leave central Paris..Approximately 103,000 people voted on the “For or against self-service scooters in Paris?” question..Paris has 1.38 million registered voters, and the mini-referendum turnout was very low..Hidalgo said she would respect the referendum's outcome and not renew the contracts..The voters’ “very clear message now becomes our guide,” said Hidalgo..“With my team, we'll follow up on their decision, as I had pledged.”.The scooters are available through a downloadable app and cheap to rent..They are mainly used by tourists and some Parisians who want an alternative way to move around central Paris instead of taking the Metro public transit system and cannot afford their own scooters..The scooters were introduced five years ago after Paris allowed shared bicycles and shared cars..Parisians' main complaints against scooters are that they interfere with traffic and an eyesore..The scooters can be picked up and dropped off anywhere in central Paris, creating rental “flotillas” of large groups of scooters sitting on the sidewalks..Scooters have been involved in hundreds of accidents..This is what the Western Standard is up againstThe Trudeau government is funding lies and propaganda by directly subsidizing the mainstream media. They do this to entrench the powerful Eastern, woke and corrupt interests that dominate the political, social and economic institutions in Canada. Federal authorities are constantly trying to censor us and stop us from publishing the stories that they don’t want you to read. Ottawa may weaponize our taxes and police against us, but we’ve got a powerful ally on our side.You. Free men, and free women. We need you to stand with us and become a member of the Western Standard. Here’s what you will get for your membership:Unlimited access to all articles from the Western Standard, Alberta Report, West Coast Standard, and Saskatchewan Standard, with no paywall. Our daily newsletter delivered to your inbox. .Access to exclusive Member-only WS events.Keep the West’s leading independent media voice strong and free.If you can, please support us with a monthly or annual membership. It takes just a moment to set up, and you will be making a big impact on keeping one the last independent media outlets in Canada free from Ottawa’s corrupting influence.
