Category Archives: bicycle

Local TREND. Scooter Ordinances and DATA Standards. 3 Key Points.

After ride share regulations, and the data that was shared, acquired or lost, local governments are:

  • Seeing BUSINESS TREND of new software to help cities organize new sorts of transportation data
  • Information cities want to know about scooters:
    • how many scooters and bikes are parked
    • where they?
    • where trips start?
    • where do trips end?
    • How much detail do cities want?  down to the census tract.
    • Who is using scooters and bikes?
    • are they taking cars off the road?

Wired | STILL…

Local TREND. Punish Ride Share via Scooter Ordinances

A proposal in San Francisco would consider this when granting scooter licenses:

an applicant’s “past experience, including compliance with applicable laws and its efforts to ensure compliance by its users with applicable laws.”

SF Chronicle | Scooter wars: SF may penalize Lyft, Uber for ride-hail misdeeds

LOCAL TREND. Bike Sharing Ordinance in the Northwest. 5 Key Elements.

Seattle City Council adopted a new bicylce sharing ordinance that:

  • creates a 20,000 cap on sharing bicylces
  • sets a nonbinding deadline for the city to build a network of protected downtown bike lanes 
  • 4 companies, only 1 company, Lime has agreed to continue operating
    • $250,000 licensing fee
    • 5,000 bikes each
  • Audits 2 times a year  to ensure proper bike parking
  • The licensing fee is to fund up to 200 new bike-parking corrals

Seattle Times | City Council approves new bike-share rules,…

TAX TREND. Tax Bikes and Public Transit for Roads. Where. What. How. The Legislation to Copy.

WHERE:  Republican Chair of the Senate Transportation Committee

WHAT: Revenue source to  raise revenue for highway construction

HOW: By imposing taxes/fees on:

  • fuel taxes paid by transit agencies
  • 10% tax on adult bicycle tires
  • 10% tax on electric batteries for cars and bikes

THE LEGISLATION DRAFT

Transportation & Infrastructure Committee | Shuster Releases Plan to Transform America’s Infrastructure

StreetsBlogUSA | House GOP Transportation Bill Would Raise Taxes on Transit and Bikes 

Local TREND. Dockless Bike Ordinance Proposal Greater DFW

Local government: Rowlett

Proposed dockless bike ordinance:

  • pilot policy program
  •  evaluate the magnitude of bike share systems before enacting strict enforcement
    • why? strict enforcement uses a lot of city man hours
  • foster a cooperative relationship with dockless bike vendors
  • partner with deveopment areas to build relationships with the dockless bike companies
  • 6-9 months of data, as it is predicted that dockless bike use will peak in fall winter and spring

Rowlett Lakeshore Times…

Local TREND. Anatomy of LA's dockless bike regulations

Los Angeles regulation of dockless bikes/scooters follows this path:

  • cap that limits the number of vehicles companies can deploy in the city to 3,000
  • if companies move into disadvantaged areas, then they can add 2500 more
  • provide ridership data to the city
  • companies have responsibility related to parking of the dockless bikes

Curbed | LA moves forward with regulations for dockless bikes and scooters 

Local TREND. Regulating dockless Bikes in the Sunshine State

Miami- Dade wants to take a shot at regulating dockless bikes with these standards:

  • $100 fines for obstructing right of ways AKA no blocking sidewalks
  • removal by the Department of Transportation and Public Works
  • studies including:
    • whether to regulate the dockless bike industry
    • whether to create designated parking areas,

This comes 1 month after Miami City Attorney issued cease and desist letters for the dockless bikes.

Miami New Times | Miami-Dade Wants to Crack Down on Shared Bikes…

Local TREND. Dockless Bike Ordinance in ATL

Atlanta is working on its dockless bike ordinance and council members call for rules that  allow dockless electric bikes to be used in an “obstruction free” fashion.

What will the ordinance likely include:

  • permitting fee for the platforms, an amount yet to be decided
  • maintain a minimum of $3 million in liability insurance.
  •  encourage helmet use
  • no driving while intoxicated

Curbed | Atlanta councilmembers: Dockless bikes, scooters are crucial, but regulation needed