Micromobility Update

2. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the second quarter of 2026 with recommendations from the Micromobility Safety Working Group to further improve public awareness of city rules for motorized micromobility devices. 3. City Council request the General Manager, Transportation Services and the Chief Communications Officer, Strategic Public and Employee Communications to reconsider its plan to remove existing Transportation Services-approved sidewalk safety decals from sidewalks, and instead to expand the deployment of such decals and consult with local Councillors to identify new locations. 4. City Council request the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with the City Solicitor, to report to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee by the first quarter of 2026 on whether and how the City could require vendors and lessors of motorized micromobility devices in the City Of Toronto to provide their customers with information about the legal requirements for the use of that device in the City of Toronto, and about relevant safety hazards. 5. City Council direct the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to report back to the Infrastructure and Environment Committee in the second quarter of 2026 with recommendations on the feasibility of requiring whether to require motorized micromobility devices used on city rights of way to be licenced. 6. City Council request the General Manager, Parks and Recreation to consider installing signage at appropriate locations which clearly remind the public that kick e-scooters are prohibited on park trails. 7. City Council request the Toronto Police Service Board to request the Chief of Police, in collaboration with the General Manager, Transportation Services, to conduct micromobility education and enforcement blitzes and publish data on the outcomes of these blitzes by the end of the fourth quarter of 2026. 8. City Council direct the General Manager, Transportation Services to formally request the Ministry of Transportation to update the definition of power-assisted bicycles under the Highway Traffic Act to reflect the evolving range of micromobility devices currently on the market. 9. City Council request the Federal Minister of Transport and the Federal Minister of Health to introduce stronger regulations and enforcement addressing public safety risks posed by unregulated and uncertified electric micromobility devices; this may include new or enhanced regulations under the Consumer Product Safety Act, Canada Transportation Act, and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.