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Pg 1-12: E-Scooter Management in Midsized Cities in the United States

Info brief documents practices related to micromobility, specifically e-scooters, in nine midsized US cities. The scan packaged feedback from city staff about challenges and opportunities that emerged with e-scooter adoption including permitting and regulatory issues, potential safety concerns, and infrastructure design observations. It documents anecdotal evidence and noteworthy practices and identifies issues for future discussion.

Pg 1-6: Defining Connected Bike Networks

To accommodate the varying age and abilities of all users, a connected bike network should offer bicyclists multiple, safe routes and support comfortable and efficient everyday travel. This is the ideal in connectivity and comfort for all users, yet seldom experienced in the U.S. where street-by-street improvements often lead to abrupt bicycle facility endings. This seems to be shifting, however, as some of the country’s leading cities on bike infrastructure are taking efforts to link individual projects into complete, connected multimodal networks.

Chapter 7: Model State Regulations: How and Where Should I Ride This Thing? "Rules Of The Road" for Personal Transportation Devices

In recent years, “Personal Transportation Devices” (PTDs) have exploded onto streets and sidewalks. These small devices transport individual persons at slow speeds and are either human-powered or motorized. Examples include electric (kick) scooters, skateboards, e-skateboards, roller blades, and Segways. One key to successfully integrating PTDs into community streets will be the implementation of consistent and suitable regulations over user behavior: “rules of the road” for PTD riders.

Chapter 6: Findings Unique to Certain Devices and Levels of Government: How and Where Should I Ride This Thing? "Rules Of The Road" for Personal Transportation Devices

In recent years, “Personal Transportation Devices” (PTDs) have exploded onto streets and sidewalks. These small devices transport individual persons at slow speeds and are either human-powered or motorized. Examples include electric (kick) scooters, skateboards, e-skateboards, roller blades, and Segways. One key to successfully integrating PTDs into community streets will be the implementation of consistent and suitable regulations over user behavior: “rules of the road” for PTD riders.

Chapter 5: Inconsistency in Regulations: How and Where Should I Ride This Thing? "Rules Of The Road" for Personal Transportation Devices

In recent years, “Personal Transportation Devices” (PTDs) have exploded onto streets and sidewalks. These small devices transport individual persons at slow speeds and are either human-powered or motorized. Examples include electric (kick) scooters, skateboards, e-skateboards, roller blades, and Segways. One key to successfully integrating PTDs into community streets will be the implementation of consistent and suitable regulations over user behavior: “rules of the road” for PTD riders.

Chapter 4: Overall Regulatory Environment for PTDs: How and Where Should I Ride This Thing? "Rules Of The Road" for Personal Transportation Devices

In recent years, “Personal Transportation Devices” (PTDs) have exploded onto streets and sidewalks. These small devices transport individual persons at slow speeds and are either human-powered or motorized. Examples include electric (kick) scooters, skateboards, e-skateboards, roller blades, and Segways. One key to successfully integrating PTDs into community streets will be the implementation of consistent and suitable regulations over user behavior: “rules of the road” for PTD riders.

Chapter 3: Methodology: How and Where Should I Ride This Thing? "Rules Of The Road" for Personal Transportation Devices

In recent years, “Personal Transportation Devices” (PTDs) have exploded onto streets and sidewalks. These small devices transport individual persons at slow speeds and are either human-powered or motorized. Examples include electric (kick) scooters, skateboards, e-skateboards, roller blades, and Segways. One key to successfully integrating PTDs into community streets will be the implementation of consistent and suitable regulations over user behavior: “rules of the road” for PTD riders.

Chapter 2: Wheels of Tomorrow? The Wide Array of PTDs: How and Where Should I Ride This Thing? "Rules Of The Road" for Personal Transportation Devices

In recent years, “Personal Transportation Devices” (PTDs) have exploded onto streets and sidewalks. These small devices transport individual persons at slow speeds and are either human-powered or motorized. Examples include electric (kick) scooters, skateboards, e-skateboards, roller blades, and Segways. One key to successfully integrating PTDs into community streets will be the implementation of consistent and suitable regulations over user behavior: “rules of the road” for PTD riders.

Chapter 1: Introduction: How and Where Should I Ride This Thing? "Rules Of The Road" for Personal Transportation Devices

In recent years, “Personal Transportation Devices” (PTDs) have exploded onto streets and sidewalks. These small devices transport individual persons at slow speeds and are either human-powered or motorized. Examples include electric (kick) scooters, skateboards, e-skateboards, roller blades, and Segways. One key to successfully integrating PTDs into community streets will be the implementation of consistent and suitable regulations over user behavior: “rules of the road” for PTD riders.