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* November 5, [[2018]] – [[City Council]] approves a pilot program to permit the operation of dockless bicycle and e-scooter mobility services <ref>{{minutes-citycouncil|newid=63643|when=November 5, 2018}}</ref> | * November 5, [[2018]] – [[City Council]] approves a pilot program to permit the operation of dockless bicycle and e-scooter mobility services <ref>{{minutes-citycouncil|newid=63643|when=November 5, 2018}}</ref> | ||
* December [[2018]] – Lime deploys e-scooters and bikes in Charlottesville.<ref>{{cite web |title=Lime electric scooters launched in Charlottesville, available around Grounds | url=https://www.cavalierdaily.com/article/2018/12/lime-electric-scooters-launched-in-charlottesville-available-around-grounds | author=Caroline Meyer and Jenn Brice | publisher=[[Cavalier Daily]] | publishdate=December 17, 2018 | accessdate=January 7, 2020}}</ref> (Lime’s bikes would later be removed from service, sometime prior to June 17, 2019.<ref name=”dmreport20190617>{{cite web |title=Shared Dockless Mobility Devices Report to City Council - June 17, 2019 |url=http://charlottesville.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1369&meta_id=34851|at=4:20:30|type=Video recording|accessdate=January 7, 2020}}</ref>) | |||
* January [[2019]] – Bird deploys e-scooters in January 2019 <ref>{{cite-progress|title=Bird flocks to Charlottesville's burgeoning e-scooter scene | |||
|url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/bird-flocks-to-charlottesville-s-burgeoning-e-scooter-scene/article_079bfad6-153b-11e9-b3d1-07c31e17bc0e.html|author=Ruth Serven Smith and Allison Wrabel |publishdate=January 10, 2019|accessdate=January 7, 2020}}</ref> | |||
* June 17, [[2019]] – [[City Council]] votes to extend the pilot program <ref>{{minutes-citycouncil|newid=66679|when=June 17, 2019}}</ref> | * June 17, [[2019]] – [[City Council]] votes to extend the pilot program <ref>{{minutes-citycouncil|newid=66679|when=June 17, 2019}}</ref> | ||
* June 26, [[2019]] – Bird withdraws its service from Charlottesville, indicates it may resume service in future <ref>{{cite-progress |title=Bird temporarily halts e-scooter service in Charlottesville |author=The Daily Progress staff |url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city/bird-temporarily-halts-e-scooter-service-in-charlottesville/article_5790bac3-f46a-5de9-aead-736e40d230c8.html |publishdate=June 26, 2019 |accessdate=January 7, 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=Bird Scooters Temporarily Pause Services until UVA Students Return |publisher=[[WVIR]] | * June 26, [[2019]] – Bird withdraws its service from Charlottesville, indicates it may resume service in future <ref>{{cite-progress |title=Bird temporarily halts e-scooter service in Charlottesville |author=The Daily Progress staff |url=https://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/city/bird-temporarily-halts-e-scooter-service-in-charlottesville/article_5790bac3-f46a-5de9-aead-736e40d230c8.html |publishdate=June 26, 2019 |accessdate=January 7, 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web |title=Bird Scooters Temporarily Pause Services until UVA Students Return |publisher=[[WVIR]] |
Revision as of 00:08, 8 January 2020
Dockless bikes and scooters are vehicles operated as part of a dockless mobility service (or shared mobility service), in which the service operator stages vehicles in a variety of locations for prospective users. Bikes and scooters are dockless when there is no designated location (or “dock”) to which the bike or scooter is returned. Upon completion of a trip, the user leaves the vehicle parked where it may be used by someone else. The first dockless e-scooters were deployed in Charlottesville by December 2018 as part of a pilot program.[1]
Timeline
- November 5, 2018 – City Council approves a pilot program to permit the operation of dockless bicycle and e-scooter mobility services [2]
- December 2018 – Lime deploys e-scooters and bikes in Charlottesville.[3] (Lime’s bikes would later be removed from service, sometime prior to June 17, 2019.[4])
- January 2019 – Bird deploys e-scooters in January 2019 [5]
- June 17, 2019 – City Council votes to extend the pilot program [6]
- June 26, 2019 – Bird withdraws its service from Charlottesville, indicates it may resume service in future [7] [8]
- October 31, 2019 – City announces that VeoRide will begin operating in November 2019 [9]
- November 18, 2019 – City Council pass first reading of ordinance change to govern usage of e-scooters and e-bikes within city limits [10]
- November 20, 2019 – Albemarle Board of Supervisors holds discussion on getting ordinance passed by the end of 2019 [11]
- December 2, 2019 – City Council approves the dockless mobility ordinance and permit program (regulating e-scooters and e-bikes) in the second reading of the proposed ordinance. Originally scheduled as part of the consent agenda,[12] the second reading of the proposed ordinance was pulled for an individual vote, where it was approved by a vote of 4 to 1.[13]
- December 18, 2019 – Albemarle Board of Supervisors adopts a permit program for dockless mobility services, and adopts regulations on the use of bicycles, e-bicycles, motorized skateboards or scooters, and mopeds [14][15]
- December 31, 2019 – Lime decides to stop operating in Charlottesville [16]
References
- ↑ Web. Tripped up: Mixed reviews for Charlottesville’s scooter experiment, Erin O'Hare, C-VILLE Weekly, Portico Publications, May 8, 2019, retrieved January 5, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, November 5, 2018.
- ↑ Web. Lime electric scooters launched in Charlottesville, available around Grounds, Caroline Meyer and Jenn Brice, Cavalier Daily, December 17, 2018, retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Shared Dockless Mobility Devices Report to City Council - June 17, 2019, retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Bird flocks to Charlottesville's burgeoning e-scooter scene, Ruth Serven Smith and Allison Wrabel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, January 10, 2019, retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council meeting minutes, .pdf, Council Chambers, City of Charlottesville, June 17, 2019.
- ↑ Web. Bird temporarily halts e-scooter service in Charlottesville, The Daily Progress staff, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, June 26, 2019, retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Bird Scooters Temporarily Pause Services until UVA Students Return, WVIR, June 26, 2019, retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Press Release: City Approves VeoRide to operate under the Dockless Mobility Pilot Program, Charlottesville Office of Communications, October 31, 2019, retrieved January 7, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Scooter regulations pass first reading, Nolan Stout, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 18, 2019, retrieved November 20, 2019. Print. November 20, 2019 page A1.
- ↑ Web. Albemarle fast-tracks policy for e-scooters, Allison Wrabel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, November 24, 2019, retrieved November 26, 2019. Print. November 25, 2019 page A1.
- ↑ Web. Agenda for December 2, 2019 Charlottesville City Council, City of Charlottesville, December 2, 2019., retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Charlottesville City Council- December 2, 2019, retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Albemarle County Board of Supervisors Agenda - December 18, 2020, retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Albemarle passes ordinance for use of e-scooters, e-bikes, Allison Wrabel, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, December 20, 2019, retrieved January 4, 2020.
- ↑ Web. Lime leaving Charlottesville e-scooter program, Bryan McKenzie, Daily Progress, Lee Enterprises, January 1, 2020, retrieved January 3, 2020. Print. January 1, 2020 page A1.