"Supporting the transition to electric vehicles means ensuring that everyone has quick and easy access to chargers - especially taxi and for-hire-vehicle drivers, who will lead the way towards a modal shift," said Deputy Mayor for Operations Meera Joshi.
"We would applaud the installation of fast chargers on private properties, as it is done in Europe, [but] installing chargers on the sidewalk constitutes a substantial increase in service that the city delivers to drivers - on the top of free parking on the street, all of it funded by residents who do not drive," said Christine Berthet, co-founder of CHEKPEDS.
Pedestrian advocates warn that as the city invests in new EV charging stations, it risks locking in car dominance for generations, limiting previous gains in public space.
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