September 17, 2018
Dockless Bike Share Ordinance
• 2018 Legislative Session
• Dockless Bike Share
• Benefits / Challenges
• Ordinance Overview
• UCF: Lime Bike
• Managing the System
• Seattle DOT Dockless Parking Example
Agenda
• Dockless bike share bills (did not make it out of committee)
- Senate Bill 1304
- House Bill 1033
• Preemption of local regulation:
- “A local governmental entity may not take any action or
adopt any local ordinance, policy, or regulation that is
designed to limit or prevent bicycle sharing…”
• Allowed dockless bike sharing statewide
2018 Legislative Session
• Allows bike rentals through a smart phone application
• Allows “point to point” trips
• Locking mechanism integrated on frame
• Additional features:
- Front and rear wheel fenders
- Lights
- Basket
- Adjustable seat
- GPS unit
Dockless Bike Share
Dockless Bike Share Examples
Benefits:
• User friendly
• Affordable rates
• Lower maintenance costs
• Lower equipment costs
• Privately funded
• Increases public equity
Challenges:
• Potential cluttering of ROW
• Requires more consistent rebalancing of bikes
• Potential for overcrowding of bicycles/providers
• Bicycle parking compliance
Benefits / Challenges
• Permit Based Program
- Application Fee: $800 initial / $365 annual renewal
• Fee: $27 per bicycle
• Performance Bond: $80 per bicycle
• Insurance Requirements:
- $1M per occurrence for bodily injury and property damage
• Monthly Reporting
• 24/7 Customer Service
• Rebalancing / Removal Requirements (Two Hours)
Ordinance Overview
September 2018 Site Visit:
• Bikes parked near building entrances/exits
• Bikes parked at existing rack locations
• Very few overturned bicycles
• Bicycles in good working order
• Majority of riding observed on sidewalks
• Number of bike racks on campus insufficient
• No bike parking signage or maps on campus
UCF: Lime Bike
UCF: Lime Bike
UCF: Lime Bike
• Avoid cluttering the ROW
- Monitor system and high use areas
- Bike parking education
• Exclude sensitive parking areas
- Geo fence areas to prohibit parking
- Examples: Lake Eola, Amway Center
• Remove / rebalance bicycles
- Every two hours
• Add bike share parking areas
- Create more on and off street bike parking
- Seattle DOT dockless bike share example
Managing the System
• Designated dockless parking areas
in public ROW
• 6’ x 10’ expandable parking area
• 4 or more parking spaces
• Co-located with bike racks
• Inexpensive option for increasing
dockless bike parking areas
Seattle DOT Dockless Parking Example
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