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E-scooter Pilot Program
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2023-06-05 · Infrastructure and Environment Committee · withdrawn
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In January 2020, the province began a five-year Electric kick-style scooters (e-scooters, pilot project allowing municipalities to regulate the use of e-scooters. The City of Toronto has an opportunity to participate by prioritizing active transportation programs, to include e-scooters as part of the solution for moving individuals around our city. Toronto chose not to partake in the pilot project, which I have heard from many members of the public, is placing Toronto at a disadvantage.
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They have told me this is a missed opportunity to not pilot e-scooters as an addition to our active transportation programs, adding to our commitment to the cycling network plan. The Region of Durham, on April 27, 2022, passed By-law23-2022 "permitting the use of e-scooters on Regional roads. As a result, e-scooters are now permitted on regional roads in Pickering, but not on City roads. Staff have drafted the Electric Kick Scooter By-law to ensure there is a consistent approach to e-Scooter use across all of Pickering." On April 6, 2023, the City of Brampton issued a press release, launching Brampton's first ever E-scooter program, introducing as stated in the release: "connecting residents with another sustainable active transportation option" I ask for your support to review a framework to initiate a pilot project to allow the City of Toronto to participate in the pilot for the regulation of e-scooters.
Staff recommended
1. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Executive Director, Environment and Climate to report back at the October 25, 2023, Infrastructure and Environment Committee meeting on a framework for an E-Scooter Pilot Project, for consideration of inclusion in building a comprehensive "Active Transportation Network" for the City of Toronto. 2. City Council request that the report in Recommendation 1 above include: a.
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Insurance; b. Indemnification; c. Utilization of City resources, including police and municipal licensing; d. Consulting with other North American cities on how they deal with accessibility issues; e. Designated parking areas for e-scooters; f. Banning e-scooters from public sidewalks; g. Banning e-scooters from public parks and pathways; and h. Capping the number of e-scooters which private companies can deploy during the pilot project.
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