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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSubmittal-Javier Avino-Photos of ScootersSCOOTERS OFTEN BLOCKING ACCESS/BIKE PARKING AT CITI BIKE STATIONS IN MIAMI �i ' y Ir i., �Ufi uF "�. i�% Submitted into the public record fo ite (s) on City Clerk ,Al- 5�6\ww\— 44,t( Nv-\,4t - ��s j S�o0�e�5 DOCKLESS DEVICES OFTEN BLOCKING SIDEWALKS & BUILDING ENTRANCES IN MIAMI Submitted into thepub1i record f r ite (s) . on City Clerk DOCKLESS DEVICES OFTEN BLOCKING SIDEWALKS & BUILDING ENTRANCES IIztkvTI'i"If I Submitted into the public record tb it (s)`►�. on City Clerk WHAT DOCKLESS BIKES LOOK LIKE - SOME IMAGES FROM SEATTLE •I� qw..qlr Submitted into (he public � s 1 record fo ite s on City Clerk WHAT DOjCKLESS BIKES LOOK LIKE IMAGES FROM SEATTLE Submitted into the public n record fr ite s) �C) on City Clerk WHAT DOCKLESS BIKES LOOK LIKE - SOME IMAGES FROM SEATTLE p 2 of 2 These Amw b*e-share bkes overe found bbcidng Olie side wolk m downtown Searbe Wong Th M Avenue on Thursdoy, (Stere Rffvmmn / The Seattle Times) Submitted into the public record qfj ite Q . on City Clerk WHAT DOCKLESS BIKES LOOK LIKE - SOME IMAGES FROM SEATTLE i k�y KAM "t 14 `. f i bye Submitted into the public record fo it(s) _ � . on CityClerk WHAT DOCKLESS BIKES LOOK LIKE - SOME IMAGES FROM SEATTLE Submitted into the public record fo ite s "A%.1 on I City Clerk WHAT DOCKLESS BIKES LOOK LIKE - SOME IMAGES FROM SEATTLE Submitted into the public record to ite (s) S on City Clerk DOCKLESS BIKE ISSUES IN THE NEWS Articles & Social Media Submitted into the public record fo ite (s) 5�.� on City Clerk ARTICLE TOPIC/HTLE: Seattle Times: Frustrated by all those bikes in the middle of Seattle sidewalks? You're not alone. p 2 of 2 These fumy bike -shore b*es were found blocking b�e sidewo& in downbDwn Seance gird i mmm on Thursaby (Stave Rw vmon / the Seottie rJmes) • "About three times a week, Kristina Sawyckyj encounters a familiar obstacle while navigating Seattle's streets and sidewalks: a brightly colored, free-floating rentable bike in the way. " • "They are completely blocking the roadway or blocking a curb cut or blocking the button to change the light," said SawyckyL who uses a wheelchair. New numbers from the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) show Sawyckyrs experience is common." • "In the first three months of this year, SDOT found that about 14% of bike -share bikes checked by city staff were creating an obstacle that could be hazardous to people who are visually impaired or use a wheelchair. " • "In audits of about 500 bikes, staff counted them blocking sidewalks and curb ramps, leaning against buildings and obstructing bus loading zones or private pathways." • "Another 11% of bikes were improperly parked, some of them tipped over, but not posing a hazard, according to SDOT." Submitted into the public record f r ite (s) kA on 11 J,h I Iq City Clerk 92 1 of z , A b*e-.sure btp— , . , blocks a curb romp in Pioneer Sg4ku a on t x.: isdvy (Steve Rkvman / The Seat* Tunes) httos://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/frustrated-bv-all-those-bikes-i n-the-middle-of-seattle- sidewalks-vou re -not -alone/ Submitted into the public record fo it (S). on City Clerk ARTICLE TQPICjrITLE: CBS: Sacramento Plans Crackdown On JUMP Motorized Dockless Bike And Scooter Parking; 10% of bikes blocking sidewalks • "Many of the 500 JUMP bikes operating in Sacramento can be found locked to street signs, parking meters, or just locked to themselves on a sidewalk. In all of those cases, the riders are violating city regulations." • "You have to park them at a bike rack. You can't just leave them on the street," explained frequent JUMP user Taylor Jones. • "the transportation department found as many as 10 percent of the bikes were blocking pedestrian access on sidewalks." Residents complain of Jump motorized dockless Bikes Blocking Sidewalks in Sacramento Submitted into the public record flor ite (s) - rlk on City Clerk httDs://www.reddit.com/r/Sacramento/0omments/b2dxLffn/Dsa dont Dark vow bice in the middle of sidewalks/ Submitted into the public record fojr ite S) 'C& on City Clerk ARTICLE TOPWj rI LE: Seattle SDOT cuts dockless motorized bikeshare fleets again after more poorly parked bikes; Improperly parked bikeshares have become a prevalent issue in Seattle. (SDOT) • "Seattle's bikeshare vendors continue to struggle to meet permit -compliance thresholds for bikeshare parking," SDOT's Q2 [2019] bikeshare report reads. "... whatever the reasons for the increase in obstructions in QZ, neither bikeshare vendor made changes in their bikeshare operations that addressed this ongoing issue." • "SDOT noted that "unless improvement is seen, further reductions may require vendors to temporarily or permanently remove bicycles." • "In June 2019, the Seattle Department of Transportation reduced the fleet maximum for both Lime and Uber Jump by 1,000 for misreporting improperly parked bikes. Both bikeshare outfits find themselves in hot water once again. " • "The deal Lime and Jump has with the city set a series of benchmarks regarding poorly parked bikes. It established the following goals: Zero percent of audited bikes blocking a clear pedestrian pathway; No more than 3 percent of audited bikes presenting "obstruction hazards" to pedestrians and people living with disabilities; No more than 30 percent of audited bikes parked incorrectly in any way." • "Ina series of SDOT audits, both companies failed to hit all three of those benchmarks. Combined, SDOT found 1.6 percent of bikes blocking pedestrian pathways; 17.4 percent presenting "obstruction hazards"; and 32.S percent parked Incorrectly." https.//mynorthwest.com/1491788/sdot-bi keshare-improperly-parked-bikes/ Submitted into the public record fbi item(s) � . on City Clerk ARTICLE TOPWJME: 'There needs to be enforcement': Seattle sidewalks clogged by improperly -parked Bikeshares by Kra Kommich I KWO News Thursday. June Gds 2019 https://komonews.com/news/local/bikeshares-not-beine-parked-proDeriv-blockine-sidewalks a City of Seattle finds roughly 1,000 dockless motorized bikes found to be parked improperly • Riders parking Lime and Jump bikes improperly in public spaces allover Seattle. • SDOT says they will be doing random inspections to monitor what they call a big problem. Submitted into the publi record fo ite (s) 5�, • 1 on City Clerk ARTICLE TOPIC/TITLE: Class Action Disability lawsuit Targets City of San Diego Over Dockless Scooters & Bikes Blocking Sidewalks & Pedestrians • As the San Diego City Council begins debating regulations for motorized scooters this week, the city is also preparing to respond to a lawsuit claiming the new devices have caused discrimination against people with disabilities. • The lawsuit, which was filed in a federal district court last month and seeks to be a class action, claims both the city and scooter rental companies Lime, Bird and Razor have failed to prevent people from riding or parking scooters on sidewalks. • Scooters have blocked people with disabilities from accessing the public right-of-way, the plaintiffs claim, and have turned sidewalks into a "vehicle highway" where pedestrians are at risk of injury. • "People with disabilities who wish to travel in the City using the City's walkways are being forced to either put their physical safety at risk or just stay home," the complaint reads. "This is not a choice that they should have to make." httos://www.kabs.orelnews/2019/feb/19/disability-ada-lawsuit-dockless-scooters-lime-bird/ Submitted into the public record fo ite s _ 51k on City Clerk ARTICLE TOPICAME: NPR: Lime works to recharge its dockless motorized Seattle bike fleet, following a rash of dead batteries • "The maintenance gap became apparent Friday when a reporter commuted from Third Avenue to South Lake Union. After 22 failed attempts along Pike Street and Eighth Avenue, the 23rd Lime a -bike was rideable. In early evening, six in Belltown wouldn't launch." • "On Monday morning, 13 attempts to ride a Lime bike —and three of six rival Jump bikes, owned by car -hailing giant Uber — failed on the waterfront from Olympic Sculpture Park to Interbay. • Until this month, availability for Lime a -bikes was about 70 percent based on 82 trip attempts by Traffic Lab since early 2018. But in unscientific September spot-checks, only 24 of 99 Lime bikes and 8 of 16 Jump bikes activated." • The Lime company says maintenance teams are scrambling to re -power its green electric bicycles across Seattle this week, after an early -September stretch when many bikes were unrideable. • "if bikes don't work, they're clutter." Lime declined to reveal its availability goals, or recent performance data. hWjlwwwseat&ti nmxom/wattle-+rew ropofttmOime�w«ks W4edurge fioRowing-a-rash-of-ead-batteries/ ARTICLE TOPIC/rn1E: Why Jump—Ubees E -Bike Scheme—Failed in Atlanta & San Diego • "the dockless [motorized] a -bike experiment may be in trouble. Last week, Ubers bike service, Jump, sent out an announcement to users in Atlanta and San Diego: The company was pulling all of its a -bikes from Atlanta by Friday, September 13, and from San Diego the following week." • "After a rash of complaints, The Seattle Times tested the city`s a -bikes this month and found that only half of Jump bikes and a quarter of Lime bikes were charged and rideable. " • "But this summer, Uber also ended its Jump operations in Staten Island, Dallas, and San Antonio, raising questions about the long-term viability of private free-floating bike shares. In February, Lime announced that it would pare back its bike program in favor of e -scooters. " • "In San Diego, Jump pulled both its a -bikes and e -scooters after tension with the local government, which implemented new rules and fees on free-floating bike shares in July. " • "But Uber laid off many of its community outreach coordinators, along with other marketing positions, earlier this year. • "Dockless bike share companies have struggled with technical and political challenges." https://www.ouW&-onbw.cwn/2402196/uberiisnp-ebike-failure Submitted into the public record fr itp(s)Q�.� on City Clerk ARTICLE TOPIC/r M: After reporting inaccuracies, Seattle significantly cuts the number of Lime and lump dockless motorized bikes allowed on the streets Lsr a hikes parked on the s dma in Front kw meth. (Steve RkVman . The seam* Tones) • "After inaccurate reports [by Uber-lump and Lime] about poorly parked bikes, the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) will penalize lump and Lime by cutting the number of bikes allowed on city streets. The department cut the total number of bikes each company is allowed by 1,000, SDOT informed the companies in letters earlier this month." • "Our action establishes there are real consequences to incomplete or inaccurate reports for parking complaints and encourages resolution." • "SDOT identified instances in April in which the agency was aware of public complaints about misparked bikes but the companies did not report those issues to SDOT. " • "lump also failed to report how long it took the company to move improperly parked bikes, according to SDOT. More reporting problems could result in another 1,000 -bike cut for each company, SDOT wrote." • "This is about their customer -service responsiveness and our ability to trust the data that comes in," said SDOT spokesman Ethan Bergerson. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/after-reDorti ne-problems-seattle-cuts-the-num ber-of-lime- and-lump-bikes-allowed-on-the-streets/ Submitted into the public record fo ite s) on City Clerk Source: Seattle Department of Transportation — Improper Motorized Dockless Bike Parking Blocking Sidewalks lraproMh- ;parked bike share bikes blocking siden-alk access. Photo bt Jeanne Clark. Submitted into the record f publi it (s) . I on q City Clerk SCOOTER ISSUES SCOOTERS OFTEN BLOCKING ACCESS/BIKE PARKING AT CITI BIKE STATIONS IN MIAMI Submitted into the public record j1fohit&es cjQ�.on City Clerk DOCKLESS DEVICES OFTEN BLOCKING SIDEWALKS & BUILDING ENTRANCES IN MIAMI Submitted into the public recordfo ite s -�jw% I on City Clerk DOCKLESS DEVICES OFTEN BLOCKING SIDEWALKS & BUILDING ENTRANCES IN MIAMI Submitted into the public record Efhe Is) - � _ ` on City Clerk ARTICLE TOPW4rnU: CNN: Scooters are a huge problem for cities. No one knows how to solve it yet; GPS geofencing ineffective • "Stewart Goodwin tried to put a stop to the constant flow of scooters into the plaza he oversees. He spoke to the government and scooter companies, but to no avail. "We still find scooters in our fountains," Goodwin, executive director of the Indiana War Memorials in Indianapolis, told CNN Business. "We find them in the canal. We find them strewn all over the sidewalks." • "In the Wild West of transportation, no one knows what to do about scooters. They appeared suddenly in many cities, triggering complaints of clutter and blocked sidewalks. " • "When ridden, scooters emerged as sidewalk bullies — fast enough to unsettle pedestrians and create safety issues. But force scooters into the streets and they are slow and vulnerable amid two -ton vehicles, not to mention potholes that can swallow small tires." • 'Now, governments, communities and businesses — even the scooter companies themselves — are playing catchup on finding the right rules for scooters, and how to enforce them. Debates have emerged over when and where scooters should be ridden, and if the form of scooters needs to evolve, with bigger wheels, brighter lights or even a seat." • "We don't have a lot of good data. So much is anecdotal, that's the biggest issue." Just because there are restrictions, doesn't mean they're actually enforced. Bird's app warns riders when they're in a no parking zone, and urges them to move out of it. But a rider can override the suggestion and still end the trip. • "Some organizations who have requested restrictions described the GPS [geofencing] technique as ineffective" • "Another limitation is GPS accuracy, which tall buildings can distort." https://www.cnn.com/2019/08/30/tech/scooter-ma nagement/i ndex.htm I Submitted into the public '1 record o ite rion b Isi City Clerk TYPICALLY BLOCKING SIDEWALKS & CROSSWALKS IN MOST OTHER CITIES Downtown LA Submittedinto the public record f r it (s) St . on Q City Clerk 9 - - -MOAI� Alexandria, VA E Submitted into the public record for ite s) A, on City Clerk t J � Limit scooters 6locktng a sidewalk in Santa M wma, U. Sourte 0jr dWco/lnstogram. SANTA MONICA Submitted into the public record f ite s) % k on City Clerk Bud scooters bk ck a sidewalk in knhonapoft Source ®bodscooterslf wagranx INDIANAPOLIS Submitted into the public record v ite (s) �►j�..t on City Clerk