Philadelphia offers another regulatory model to respond to the proliferation of dockless bike, ebike, and electric scooter share companies.
"A bill to regulate and license dockless bike share, electric scooters, and pedal-assist bicycles passed City Council last week, meaning Indego will soon have to share the road with competitors after three years as the city’s only bike-share program," reports Jim Saksa.
The city’s Office of Transportation and Infrastructure Systems will be tasked with creating the regulations and licensing requirements. "OTIS plans to develop those rules over the summer, with the hope of beginning to accept license applications this fall," reports Saksa.
The article provides an introduction to the growing variety of private, dockless bike and scooter share companies. Also of concern is the status of Indego, the city's public bike share system, which launched in 2015 and has reported success with equity outcomes.
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