The recent development of a new disruptive mobility model—privately owned dockless shared e-scooters and e-bikes — provides potential opportunities for a new sustainable transportation mode. Shared mobility services are typically enabled by technology or a mobile app with GPS-enabled scooters or bikes run by private companies. However, there is a need to regulate and manage this new type of business. The City of Santa Monica designed and launched a 16-month pilot program in 2018 to test shared electric scooters and bikes operated by multiple private companies using a flexible approach that could be responsive to community needs, technological advancements, and a nascent and evolving industry. For the Pilot, four shared mobility service providers maintained a total fleet of 2,500 devices (including 2,000 e-scooters and 500 e-bikes). The performance of the system was evaluated over the first year of the pilot project.
The recent development of a new disruptive mobility model—privately owned dockless shared e-scooters and e-bikes — provides potential opportunities for a new sustainable transportation mode. Shared mobility services are typically enabled by technology or a mobile app with GPS-enabled scooters or bikes run by private companies. However, there is a need to regulate and manage this new type of business. The City of Santa Monica designed and launched a 16-month pilot program in 2018 to test shared electric scooters and bikes operated by multiple private companies using a flexible approach that could be responsive to community needs, technological advancements, and a nascent and evolving industry. For the Pilot, four shared mobility service providers maintained a total fleet of 2,500 devices (including 2,000 e-scooters and 500 e-bikes). The performance of the system was evaluated over the first year of the pilot project.
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