Parking Regulations to Harmonize Dockless E-scooters: An Empirical Analysis From Paris

Abstract

The auto-oriented paradigm that dominated urban transport rose social and environmental concerns. In response, cities welcomed new micro-mobility services aiming to provide alternatives to reduce car-dependency and improve accessibility. However, how to articulate these services into a multimodal system is an open debate in the literature. We contribute providing empirical evidence from the introduction of dockless e-scooters in Paris. This paper seeks to investigate the effects of parking regulations on parking behavior and on the accessibility of e-scooters. The case of Paris is relevant because the city reallocate public spaces to park e-scooters. However, the effects of these parking bays are not evident and is a pending work in the literature. Using an original administrative dataset that geo-locates dockless e-scooters, we found that parking regulations in Paris helped to harmonize this service with the rest of the mobility mix at the expense of diminishing the accessibility of vehicles.