TO: Mayor Collins and Town Council Members
FROM: Kevin Burke, Town Manager
DATE: February 22, 2018
DEPARTMENT: Town Manager
Staff Contact Kevin Burke, Town Manager 480.348.3690
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Discussion Regarding Expectations of Dockless Bike Share Operations - 30 Minutes
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Town Value(s):
? Primarily one-acre, residential community
? Limited government
? Creating a sense of community
? Partnerships with existing schools and resorts to enhance recreational opportunities
? Improving aesthetics/creating a brand
? Preserving natural open space
The recent arrival of dockless bike-share bicycles in Town rights-of-way and easements has generated concern about safety and aesthetics in the community.
Council Goals or Statutory Requirements:
Responsiveness to Residents - Identify and consider resident concerns in a timely manner and seek solutions to the best of the Town's ability.
RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
Receive information on bike-share programs and articulate problems and expectations for management of the condition.
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SUMMARY STATEMENT:
Recently, various bright yellow and green bikes have been showing up on Town rights-of-way and in front of some private properties. These are linked to "dockless bike-share" programs that have been launched in Scottsdale, but are also present in Phoenix, Mesa and Tempe.
Bike-share programs appear to come in two business models. The first requires a docking station (GRiD appears to be the main company that offers this model in the valley). A bike to rent is locked in a bike rack. The user makes payment at the location, rents the bike and then must return it to that bike rack or another bike rack operated by the same vendor. This model typically requires an agreement between the operator and the municipality or private property owner upon which the bike-rack is located. Staff is still researching this model. The City of Phoenix and City of Tempe - ASU appear to have an a...
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