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*Fears raised in the communities about the dockless bicycles being strewn about the city streets (as has happened in Chinese cities) making extra work for city maintenance employees, blocking pedestrian thoroughfares, creating an eyesore and presenting tripping hazards
*Concerns around access for those who may not have a smartphone (as dockless bike services are dependent on networked mobile phone use and perhaps even more dependent on this form of technology than kiosk-based services)
== References ==
<a href="[https://theconversation.com/the-global-bike-sharing-boom-why-cities-love-a-cycling-scheme-53895 https://theconversation.com/the-global-bike-sharing-boom-why-cities-love-a-cycling-scheme-53895]" alt="[https://theconversation.com/the-global-bike-sharing-boom-why-cities-love-a-cycling-scheme-53895 https://theconversation.com/the-global-bike-sharing-boom-why-cities-love-a-cycling-scheme-53895]" title="[https://theconversation.com/the-global-bike-sharing-boom-why-cities-love-a-cycling-scheme-53895 https://theconversation.com/the-global-bike-sharing-boom-why-cities-love-a-cycling-scheme-53895]">The Global Bike Sharing Boom - Why Cities Love A Bike Sharing Scheme - The Conversation</a>]
<a href="[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/22/bike-wars-dockless-china-millions-bicycles-hangzhou https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/22/bike-wars-dockless-china-millions-bicycles-hangzhou]" alt="[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/22/bike-wars-dockless-china-millions-bicycles-hangzhou https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/22/bike-wars-dockless-china-millions-bicycles-hangzhou]" title="[https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/22/bike-wars-dockless-china-millions-bicycles-hangzhou https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2017/mar/22/bike-wars-dockless-china-millions-bicycles-hangzhou]">Uber for Bikes: How Dockless Cycles Flooded China and Are Moving Overseas</a> - The Guardian - 22 March 2017]
<a href="[https://theconversation.com/bike-sharing-schemes-might-seem-like-a-waste-of-space-but-the-economics-makes-sense-83964 https://theconversation.com/bike-sharing-schemes-might-seem-like-a-waste-of-space-but-the-economics-makes-sense-83964]" alt="[https://theconversation.com/bike-sharing-schemes-might-seem-like-a-waste-of-space-but-the-economics-makes-sense-83964 https://theconversation.com/bike-sharing-schemes-might-seem-like-a-waste-of-space-but-the-economics-makes-sense-83964]" title="[https://theconversation.com/bike-sharing-schemes-might-seem-like-a-waste-of-space-but-the-economics-makes-sense-83964 https://theconversation.com/bike-sharing-schemes-might-seem-like-a-waste-of-space-but-the-economics-makes-sense-83964]">Bike Sharing Schemes May Seem Like A Waste of Space But Economics Make Sense - The Conversation - 18 September 2017</a>]
<a href="[http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/09/beijing-bike-sharing/ http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/09/beijing-bike-sharing/]" alt="[http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/09/beijing-bike-sharing/ http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/09/beijing-bike-sharing/]" title="[http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/09/beijing-bike-sharing/ http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/09/beijing-bike-sharing/]">Bike Sharing Rivalry Crowds Beijing's Sidewalks - The Denver Post - 9 April 2017</a>]
<a href="[https://ggwash.org/view/62137/all-119-us-bikeshare-systems-ranked-by-size https://ggwash.org/view/62137/all-119-us-bikeshare-systems-ranked-by-size]" alt="[https://ggwash.org/view/62137/all-119-us-bikeshare-systems-ranked-by-size https://ggwash.org/view/62137/all-119-us-bikeshare-systems-ranked-by-size]" title="[https://ggwash.org/view/62137/all-119-us-bikeshare-systems-ranked-by-size https://ggwash.org/view/62137/all-119-us-bikeshare-systems-ranked-by-size]">All 119 Bike Sharing Systems, Ranked by Size - Greater Greater Washington 26 January 2017</a>]
<a href="[https://seattle.curbed.com/2017/6/27/15856446/seattle-bikeshare-companies-bikes-specs-launch https://seattle.curbed.com/2017/6/27/15856446/seattle-bikeshare-companies-bikes-specs-launch]" alt="[https://seattle.curbed.com/2017/6/27/15856446/seattle-bikeshare-companies-bikes-specs-launch https://seattle.curbed.com/2017/6/27/15856446/seattle-bikeshare-companies-bikes-specs-launch]" title="[https://seattle.curbed.com/2017/6/27/15856446/seattle-bikeshare-companies-bikes-specs-launch https://seattle.curbed.com/2017/6/27/15856446/seattle-bikeshare-companies-bikes-specs-launch]">Seattle's Dockless Bike Share: Our Guide to the City's Brand New Wheels 24 August 2017</a>]
== See also ==
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