That Administration REPORT BACK on by-law and Policy recommendations to support a partnership with one or multiple private operators to provide Bike Share Services to the City of Windsor community.

CR128/2019

That Administration BE DIRECTED to report back on funding possibilities for the Bike Share Vision and Goals.

CR158/2019

That equity BE GIVEN strong consideration when recommendations come forward on how to regulate the providers to ensure equity is a key component of this business model.

It should be noted that at the time that these resolutions were adopted, e-scooters were prohibited by the Highway Traffic Act in the public right-of-way.

Discussion:

On November 27, 2019 the Province of Ontario announced a five-year pilot project for e-scooters. E-scooters are popular form of micro-mobility transportation.

After reviewing the best practice guidelines, Administration is recommending that the City of Windsor amend its by-laws to permit the use of e-scooters in the public right of way for the duration of the Province's pilot program and also proposes some requirements regarding parking e-scooters.

Currently, the City of Windsor does not have any bikeshare / e-scooter sharing programs operating in the City, although Administration is working on establishing the parameters that would allow them to do so and intends to bring a report to Council in the near future. As such, any use of e-scooters before the introduction of an e-scooter sharing operator would therefore be by personal e-scooter users.

Proposed City of Windsor Rules for E-Scooters

Table 1 summarizes the rules under the Highway Traffic Act regulation for the e-scooter pilot program along with the proposed rules that would be implemented by adopting the by-law amendments in Appendix 1.

Category	HTA Pilot Program Rule(Province-wide)	Proposed Additional Rules(City of Windsor)
Vehicle Rules	E-scooters must have two wheels arranged longitudinally and must have a rider platform and handlebars	No additional restrictions