Dockless bikes and scooters

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Dockless bikes and scooters are vehicles operated as part of a dockless mobility service (or shared mobility service), in which the service operator stages vehicles in a variety of locations for prospective users. Bikes and scooters are dockless when there is no designated location (or “dock”) to which the bike or scooter is returned. Upon completion of a trip, the user leaves the vehicle parked where it may be used by someone else. The first dockless e-scooters were deployed in Charlottesville by December 2018 as part of a pilot program.[1]

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Timeline

  • November 5, 2018City Council approves a pilot program to permit the operation of dockless bicycle and e-scooter mobility services [2]
  • June 17, 2019City Council votes to extend the pilot program [3]
  • November 18, 2019City Council pass first reading of ordinance change to govern usage of e-scooters and e-bikes within city limits [4]
  • November 20, 2019Albemarle Board of Supervisors holds discussion on getting ordinance passed by the end of 2019 [5]
  • December 2, 2019City Council approves the dockless mobility ordinance and permit program (regulating e-scooters and e-bikes) in the second reading of the proposed ordinance. Originally scheduled as part of the consent agenda,[6] the second reading of the proposed ordinance was pulled for an individual vote, where it was approved by a vote of 4 to 1.[7]
  • December 18, 2019Albemarle Board of Supervisors adopts a permit program for dockless mobility services, and adopts regulations on the use of bicycles, e-bicycles, motorized skateboards or scooters, and mopeds [8][9]
  • December 31, 2019 – Lime decides to stop operating in Charlottesville [10]

References

  1. Web. Tripped up: Mixed reviews for Charlottesville’s scooter experiment, Erin O'Hare, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, May 8, 2019, retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, November 5, 2018.
  3. Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, June 17, 2019.
  4. Web. Scooter regulations pass first reading, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 18, 2019, retrieved November 20, 2019. Print. November 20, 2019 page A1.
  5. Web. Albemarle fast-tracks policy for e-scooters, Allison Wrabel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 24, 2019, retrieved November 26, 2019. Print. November 25, 2019 page A1.
  6. Web. Agenda for December 2, 2019 Charlottesville City Council, City of Charlottesville, December 2, 2019., retrieved January 4, 2020.
  7. Web. Charlottesville City Council- December 2, 2019, retrieved January 4, 2020.
  8. Web. Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Agenda - December 18, 2020, retrieved January 4, 2020.
  9. Web. Albemarle passes ordinance for use of e-scooters, e-bikes, Allison Wrabel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 20, 2019, retrieved January 4, 2020.
  10. Web. Lime leaving Charlottesville e-scooter program, Bryan McKenzie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, January 1, 2020, retrieved January 3, 2020. Print. January 1, 2020 page A1.

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