E-Scooters: A New Smart Mobility Option? The Case of Brisbane, Australia

Standing electric scooters (e-scooters)’ rapid infiltration as a mobility option has left cities in the limbo of having to deal with regulation and planning for their sudden interruption. As first city Australia allow e-scooter sharing, Brisbane is at forefront regulating use public space. We reflect on how governance can be considered continually (re)negotiated site state-market interface, drawing insights from Lindblom’s science muddling through, Dewey’s socially organised intelligence, Leitner, Peck, Sheppard’s discussion contesting market domination/modes social regulation.