So I've been watching the news regarding some of the Bike lane drama in the US, but as an active bike user I have also noticed something weird happening around the city (Hamilton)

A number of the bike racks appear to have been removed from outside some of the larger stores

Now this may seem something small, but there is apparently some part of the planning form overseas to be pushing for vehicles that are able to be tracked via GPS etc

And it has me wondering if it may be part of making something harder to use by making these areas unfriendly for use to push for things that people pair their phones with that are harder to steal because they are digitally lockable, and are also track-able because of the pairing, like e-scooters and e-bikes

What's the term? **Planned obsolescence **of items that don't require a digital connection

Has anyone else noticed this happening in their area?