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January 9, 2019

Pexel

Dockless Scooter Sharing Regulations, Oakland, California, 2018

The City of Oakland, like San Francisco, is regulating dockless scooter sharing. Many of the regulations are now standard, but it is breaking new ground with its equity program, bringing in a $5 annual ...

January 9, 2019

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Nice Ride Dockless Service, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 2018

Nice Ride Minnesota was the seminal modern bikesharing systems in the United States. Owned by a non-profit organization, it placed docked-based bicycles around Minneapolis, and later, Saint Paul. Despite ...

January 9, 2019

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Local Bike, E-Bike, and Scooter Regulations, Columbus, Ohio, 2018

In response to the arrival of Bird and other e-scooters, Columbus passed an ordinance to include "mobility devices" and "e-scooters," and to both amend related codes (including bicycle, etc.) and to add ...

January 8, 2019

Pexel - Brett Sayles

RFI: Regional Bike Share System and Shared Mobility Programs, Marin and Sonoma Counties, California

The Sonoma County Transportation Authority (SCTA) and the Transportation Authority of Marin (TAM) are collaborating to pilot a bikeshare around Sonoma Marin Artea Rail Transit (SMART) stations. Both agencies ...

January 8, 2019

Shared Mobility Pilot and Study: Scooters, Charlotte, North Carolina, 2018

The Charlotte Shared Mobility pilot includes both dockless bikes and scooters. E-Scooter Share in Charlotte timeline: May 2018: E-scooter share is permitted in Charlotte under the rules of a pilot ...

January 8, 2019

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Scooter Sharing Pilot Program, Arlington County, Virgina, 2018

The Arlington County Board, in response to the recommendation of its Transportation Commission, authorized a "Shared Mobility Devices Demonstration (“SMD”) Project." While it covers both dockless bikes ...

January 8, 2019

Open Taxis WAV Program, Chicago, Illinois, 2014

According to the Zero Project, in 2013 the City of Chicago consolidated the dispatch of its wheelchair accessible vehicle (WAV) taxis. A non-profit, Open Taxis, was selected as its partner. In 2014, it ...

January 8, 2019

The City of Providence & Uber partner for JUMP bikeshare pilot; Providence, RI; 2018

The City of Providence, with the support of founding sponsors, Lifespan and Tufts Health Plan, has partnered with Uber to launch JUMP bikeshare service in Providence, Rhode Island. Through this partnership, ...

January 8, 2019

DCTA

Denton Enterprise Airport On-Demand, Denton, Texas, 2018

Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA), in collaboration with Ford Smart Mobility microtransit technology provider, TransLoc, has launched a pilot program for free mictrostransit service: Denton ...

January 8, 2019

Marin Transit Connect On-Demand Pilot, San Rafael, California, 2018

Marin County Transit District (Marin Transit) has partnered with ride-hailing company, Via, to launch Marin Transit Connect, an on-demand microtransit service. Through this one-year pilot program, individuals ...

January 8, 2019

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Bicycles, E-bikes, and E-scooter Sharing Regulations, Boise, Idaho, 2017

The Boise shared mobility ordinances encompass bikesharing, e-bike sharing, and e-scooter sharing networks, under the bicycle-sharing ordinance. The ordinance includes regulations on fleet size, geo-fencing ...

January 8, 2019

Baltimore DOT partners with Lime and Bird for Dockless MOD Pilot, Baltimore, Maryland, 2018

The Baltimore Department of Transportation is partnering with dockless bike and scooter provider, Lime, and dockless scooter provider, Bird, to replace the city’s existing bikeshare program with a new ...

January 8, 2019

DCTA, Lyft, and UNT Partner for Late-night Safe Rides Pilot, Denton, Texas, 2018

The Denton County Transportation Authority (DCTA), the University of North Texas (UNT), and Lyft have partnered to launch a late-night, safe rides program for students. Through this program, from August ...

January 8, 2019

Shared Active Transportation Ordinance, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2018

The Albuquerque City Council, which considered a moratorium on the "small vehicles" of what it defines as its active transportation program, instead passed the attached ordinance, which moves immediately ...

January 8, 2019

Federal Rehabilitation Act, United States, 1973

The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (H.R. 8070, replacing Vocational Rehabilitation Act), while less known in the wider transportation world than the Americans with Disabilities Act, remains an important Federal ...