Parisians have overwhelmingly voted to banish for-hire electric scooters from their streets
Paris to Ditch Rental Electric Scooters After Overwhelming ReferendumApril 3, 2023 3:00 AM EDT
The 15,000 opinion-dividing mini-machines are now expected to vanish from central Paris at the end of August when the city’s contracts with the three operators expire. Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo hailed the consultative referendum as a success and said its outcome was “very clear.”Turnout was very low. The vote had been open to all of Paris’ 1.38 million registered voters.
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