MEMO TO: Members of the City Council
FROM: Mayor John Marchione
SUBJECT:
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Bike Share
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
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Staff is seeking Council direction on both the proposed permit conditions for a bike share pilot and the enabling ordinance to allow bike share to be regulated and permitted in the City.
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II. DEPARTMENT CONTACTS
Erika Vandenbrande, Director, Planning and Community Development: 425-556-2457
Don Cairns, PE, Manager, Transportation Planning, and Engineering: 425-556-2834
Buff Brown, Senior Planner, Transportation Planning, and Engineering: 425-556-2870
III. DESCRIPTION/BACKGROUND
This study session will:
* Respond to Council questions and comments from the May 22, 2018, study session and the June 12, 2018, Planning and Public Works Committee meeting;
* Share recommended permit conditions that respond to issues raised by the Council and members of the community;
* Review a proposed implementation and evaluation process for a bike share pilot; and
* Review a draft ordinance to enable regulation and permitting of bike share through right-of-way use permits (typical in most cities including Seattle, Kirkland, and Bellevue).
Background Information
Bike Share Programs
Bike share is growing in popularity across the country. The latest version of bike share involves private companies that operate their own fleet of free-floating bikes at no cost to local government. Each bike has GPS and can be found via a smartphone app. A lock on the rear wheel is unlocked via the phone app and can be ridden and locked by the users at their destination, making it available for another user. The cost of using the bike share is borne by the user. Three independent bike share companies launched in Seattle in July 2017. Seattle is now nearing the end of its pilot program and is preparing new permit language to continue its program. Kirkland and Bellevue are also developing bike share pilot programs, but have not formally com...
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