City Councilman Mark Squilla, who sponsored the legislation that could usher e-scooters into Philadelphia, now sees them as an inevitability. He just wants to manage the process, and is contemplating designated parking areas or requirements to lock scooters to poles or racks. (Skip scooters, at least, do come with built-in locking cables, though no city has yet made this a requirement, Dastoor said.) It's not yet clear how much the city will charge companies for permission to operate in the city, though officials said they intend to cover their costs rather than create a revenue stream.