It's a local government truism that Australian city dwellers care about only three things - rates, rubbish and parking. They want lower rates, the freedom to turf out as much trash as they like, and convenient free car parking. The arrival of dockless share bikes set these attitudes towards parking and rubbish on a collision course.
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Fuller, G., Waitt , G. & Buchanan, I. (2018). The problem isn't dockless share bikes. It's the lack of bike parking. The Conversation, 1 October 1-5.