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- Subject: Fwd: Lime: Bike Share and Scooter Share Services - City-wide
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Date: Mon, Apr 20, 2020 at 9:50 AM
Subject: Lime: Bike Share and Scooter Share Services - City-wide
Hi Mayor,
Firstly, I hope this email finds you, your colleagues, and family well.
I am touching base on Item 8.7 on the April 29th agenda of the Environment, Transportation & Public Safety Standing Committee Meeting re "Bike Share and Scooter Share Services". Please see the summary below and the attached PDF for greater detail.
Two concerns exist with Windsor city staff recommendations:
Fleet composition
Issue
- City staff are recommending Operators applying to City RFP operate both bikes and scooters as part of their fleet.
- No other City has made a similar recommendation to date in Canada requiring Operators to apply with both bikes and scooters.
- To date, of the 11 micro-mobility Operators in Canada, only 1 small Operator in Kelowna has operated a fleet of both bikes and scooters.
Solution
- Allow Operators applying to City RFP to apply with a fleet of scooters and bikes, only scooters, or only bikes.
- Having multiple Operators (minimum of 2 to a maximum of 4) rather than 1 is ideal for consumers to create competitive prices and offerings.
Fees
Issues
- Operators are not opposed to fees just the form some fees can take: Annual and daily per device fees are upfront fees before an Operator earns any revenue in a City.
- The City can earn the same total revenue through a per trip fee which is more conducive to industry financials.