Chinese bike-hiring company Ofo has challenged a decision by Jump (SFMTA) to deny the company an operating permit after the city signed an exclusive, 18-month electric bike trial programme with start-up the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency. In a letter to SFMTA, Ofo's head of North America government affairs, David London, accused the agency of carrying out "a sole source procurement process under the guise of an open permitting system". SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose said: "We must ensure there will not be an over-concentration of shared bikes … or an imbalance in their geographical distribution."
Chinese bike-hiring company Ofo has challenged a decision by the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) to deny the company an operating permit after the city signed an exclusive, 18-month electric bike trial programme with start-up Jump. In a letter to SFMTA, Ofo's head of North America government affairs, David London, accused the agency of carrying out "a sole source procurement process under the guise of an open permitting system". SFMTA spokesperson Paul Rose said: "We must ensure there will not be an over-concentration of shared bikes … or an imbalance in their geographical distribution."