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Harmonizing dockless E-scooters: insights from Paris

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  • Brousseau, Eric
  • Côme, Etienne
  • Coulombel, Nicolas
  • Olave-Cruz, Isac

Abstract

Improper parking is one of the most significant barriers to the adoption and acceptance of dockless shared e-scooters worldwide. This paper investigates the effects of mandatory parking regulations in Paris that require e-scooters to be parked in designated bays in the form of painted corrals. To assess the impact of these regulations and their unintended effects, we develop a novel multicriteria evaluation method around three principles: efficiency, accessibility, and compliance. Using a unique large-scale database that geolocates every parked e-scooter in the city at three-hour intervals, we find that designated parking bays improve mis-parking by reducing cluttering. However, they also unintentionally reduce accessibility. Furthermore, we provide insights into the persistence of mis-parking and the congestion of parking bays, two key factors that contributed to the ban of shared e-scooters in the city.

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  • Brousseau, Eric & Côme, Etienne & Coulombel, Nicolas & Olave-Cruz, Isac, 2025. "Harmonizing dockless E-scooters: insights from Paris," Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, Elsevier, vol. 202(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:transa:v:202:y:2025:i:c:s0965856425003350
    DOI: 10.1016/j.tra.2025.104702
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    JEL classification:

    • L91 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Transportation: General
    • L98 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Government Policy
    • O38 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights - - - Government Policy
    • R48 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Transportation Economics - - - Government Pricing and Policy
    • R52 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Regional Government Analysis - - - Land Use and Other Regulations

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