>>> GOOD AFTERNOON EVERYBODY.
AND WELCOME TO THE
SUSTAINABILITY AND
TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE.
IT IS TUESDAY, JUNE 4 AT 2 PM.
I AM JOINED BY STAFF WE HAVE
TWO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA.
I'M GOING TO USE MY CHAIR
REPORT.
DO I NEED TO AMEND THE AGENDA.
EXCELLENT.
COUNCILMEMBER PACHECO I WANTED
TO HIGHLIGHT THIS LETTER WE
DISCUSSED IN OUR MEETING.
THEY DID COMMUNITY MEMBERS SENT
OFF TO THE SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION.
I WANTED THE PUBLIC TO KNOW
THAT THIS WILL BE POSTED ON THE
WEBSITE.
WELCOME COUNCILMEMBER SAWANT
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
WE WERE DISCUSSING THE NEW
ALIGNMENT ON 34th E. THAT
APPEARED TO BE QUITE DANGEROUS
WITH FOLKS PASSING ILLEGALLY AT
UNSAFE SPEEDS.
WE ALSO HEARD THAT THERE WAS A
COLLISION INVOLVING AN
AUTOMOBILE AND A CYCLIST THAT
RESULTED IN SERIOUS INJURY.
THE LETTER THAT WE SENT ASKED A
SERIES OF QUESTIONS.
THEY ASKED IF WE FELT THAT THE
DESIGN THAT WAS IMPLEMENTED MET
THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT.
AND WE ASKED IF THE DESIGN WENT
THROUGH THE COMPLETE STREET
CHECKLIST? WE ASKED IF NOW THAT
IT HAS BEEN IMPLEMENTED IF THEY
NOTICED ANY SHORTCOMINGS AND IF
THEY HAVE PLANS TO MAKE
IMPROVEMENTS NAMELY ASKED IF IT
IN FACT IS MEETING OUR
OBJECTIVES AND HOW DO WE GET
THROUGH UP PROJECT AND WE
IMPLEMENTED A MALALIGNMENT ON
THAT CORRIDOR THAT MADE THINGS
LESS SAFE.
WE ASKED THAT THEY RESPOND TO
US IN COMMITTEE, TWO WEEKS FROM
TODAY.
AND HOPEFULLY THEY WILL BE HERE
ON A JUNE 18 AND WE CAN HAVE A
DISCUSSION ABOUT THIS, AND WE
ARE PLANNING AND AGENDA ITEM
AROUND THE BIKE MASTER PLAN.
WE WILL MAKE THIS PART OF THE
PUBLIC WHETHER RECORD.
I THINK WE WILL TURN TO PUBLIC
COMMENT.
WE HAVE ONE PERSON SIGNED UP.
DAVID COME FORWARD.
>>> VISION ZERO.
THE ONLY WAY TO MAKE IT SAFE
FOR EMERGENCY TECH MOBILITY
OPTIONS IS TO DOUBLE THE SHIFTS
AT THE UNION TO GET THESE A
SLOW MOVING, PROJECTS COMPLETED.
WE ARE STILL WAITING FOR THE
GOVERNMENT TO HIRE SOMEONE
QUALIFIED THAT DOESN'T VACATION
ELSEWHERE TO COPYCAT PATCHWORK
BIKE PATHS.
THE CITY COUNCIL NEEDS TO
EMPOWER THE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD TO DEMAND THAT POLICE
ENFORCE ROAD RAGE HONKING
TICKETS.
AND WE NEED A PEDESTRIAN
ADVISORY BOARD FOR HOUSING FOR
PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT LAZY, WHO
WOULD RATHER RUN TO A BUS STOP
HALF A MILE AWAY.
WHERE YOU'RE FORCED TO LISTEN
TO THE BEEPS AND HORN HONKING.
MAYBE THE CITY COUNCIL SHOULD
INCLUDE TECHNOLOGY TO EXPEDITE
EFFICIENCY OF THE BUS ROUTES TO
PRIORITIZE STOPLIGHTS WHEN THE
BUS APPROACHES.
IT WOULD BE GREAT AT THE CITY
COUNCIL INCLUDED PRIORITY GREEN
LIGHTS AT INTERSECTIONS OF THE
BUSES DON'T HAVE TO STOP THERE.
THANK YOU.
>> IS ANYONE ELSE SIGNED UP?
I'M GUESSING THAT YOU'RE NOT
HERE TO TESTIFY WE WILL GO AHEAD
TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS.
WE NEED TO APPROVE THE AGENDA.
I WILL MOVE TO APPROVE THE
AGENDA.
ALL IN FAVOR?
THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR
REMINDING ME.
AND WE WILL MOVE ON TO THE
AGENDA ITEM.
IF YOU READ THAT INTO THE
RECORD PLEASE. AGENDA ITEM 1
APPOINTMENT 1354 AND
APPOINTMENT OF ANDRES ARJONA IS
A MEMBER OF THE SEATTLE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD FOR
A TERM TO MARCH 31, 2020.
>> ONE BY THOSE MEMBERS TO COME
FORWARD.
LET'S START WITH INTRODUCTIONS.
>> MY NAME IS ANDRES ARJONA AND
I LIVE IN DISTRICT 4.
>> HELLO MY NAME IS BELEN
HERRERA AND I AM THE SEATTLE
PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY BOARD
ADVISORY BOARD LIAISON.
>> TELLS ABOUT THIS POSITION
AND APPOINTEE?
>> I GIVE YOU LITTLE BIT OF
CONTEXT.
WE ARE CURRENTLY REPLACING THE
VACANT POSITION.
ONE OF OUR PREVIOUS BOARD
MEMBERS HAD TO STEP DOWN WHEN
THEY RECEIVED EMPLOYMENT OUT OF
THE STATE.
AND ANDRES ARJONA WENT THROUGH
THE RECRUITMENT PROCESS AND
INTERVIEWING PROCESS.
HE WAS A HIGHLY VALUABLE
CANDIDATE SO WHEN THE POSITION
BECAME AVAILABLE WE APPROACHED
HIM AS OUR NEXT OPTION.
I CAN ALSO REDO THE BILE THAT I
HAVE IN FRONT OF ME.
>> ARE YOU OKAY WITH THAT?
HE HAS BEEN PRESELECTED AND HE
IS A COUNSEL POSITION.
>> TELL US A LITTLE BIT ABOUT
YOUR BACKGROUND?
WHY YOUR INTERESTED IN SERVING
ON THE SEATTLE PEDESTRIAN
ADVISORY BOARD?
>> I AM A THIRD GENERATION
RESIDENT OF THE PUGET SOUND.
I'M A GRADUATE STUDENT AT THE
ADVERSITY WASHINGTON MY FOCUS IS
ON TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
SPECIFICALLY PEDESTRIAN ISSUES.
I'M VERY INTERESTED IN THE
NEXUS BETWEEN LAND-USE AND
PEDESTRIAN TRAVEL.
I SEE PEDESTRIAN TRAVEL IS THE
MOST EQUITABLE FORM OF TRAVEL
BECAUSE IT IS FREE.
IT CAN DO A LOT BETTER BY
CREATING ACCESS, QUALITY
SIDEWALKS FOR THOSE WHO DO NOT
HAVE IT SO THEY CAN GET TO
WHERE THEY NEED TO GO.
SO REASONS WHY I AM LOOKING
FORWARD TO BEING ON THE BOARD,
HOLDING THE CITY ACCOUNTABLE
FOR SOME OF THE PROJECTS THAT
THEY ARE COMING OUT WITH.
>> TELL ME A LITTLE MORE ABOUT
PROJECTS WHERE WE ARE DOING
STUFF WELL AND WHERE WE COULD
BE DOING STUFF BETTER?
>> A LOCAL EXAMPLE IN DISTRICT
FOUR.
IS BETWEEN SOUND TRANSIT AND
LIGHT RAIL.
A MAJOR EMPLOYMENT HEADS UP AND
THAT'S GOING TO BRING SO MANY
PEDESTRIANS COMING THROUGH
THERE.
IT'S EXCITING TO SEE WHAT IS
STREET AND NARROWING AND HOW TO
GET THE BUS SYSTEMS THROUGH
THEIR IN WEATHER CARDS SHOULD
BE ALLOWED ON THAT STREET.
>> THERE ARE LOTS OF
OPPORTUNITIES FACING US.
AND THE POSSIBILITY TO DO
THINGS RIGHT.
I THINK TOO OFTEN WHEN WE FAIL
WE GET STUCK WITH THE STATUS QUO
THINKING WE CANNOT MAKE THE
CHANGES WE REALLY WANT. AND I
THINK THE PEDESTRIAN ADVISORY
BOARD WITH THE NEW PERSPECTIVE
WOULD BE VERY HELPFUL PUSHING
US NOT JUST ACCEPT THE STATUS
QUO BUT ENVISION HOW WE WANT
THE CITY TO WORK BETTER FOR
FOLKS.
I AM EXCITED.
ANY QUESTIONS?
COMMENTS?
>> I APPRECIATE HOW YOU SAID
THAT THE PEDESTRIAN MODE IS
UBIQUITOUS BUT THERE IS AN
EQUITY ABOUT IT. THAT BRINGS
TO MIND THAT IF WE WANT TO MAKE
IT A TRULY EQUITABLE THAT ALL
OF OUR SIDEWALKS AND WALKWAY
SHOULD BE ADA COMPLIANT.
BECAUSE PEDESTRIANS WITH ALL
ABILITIES SHOULD BE ABLE TO
TRAVERSE ON THEIR OWN.
IT'S VERY IMPORTANT.
>> I HAD THE PLEASURE OF
GRABBING COFFEE WITH ANDRES
ARJONA ON SATURDAY.
AND WE WERE ABLE TO HAVE A
GREAT CONVERSATION.
I HOPE YOU REMAIN INVOLVED AND
ENGAGED.
CONGRATULATION ON THE NEW BABY.
>> I REALLY APPRECIATE THIS.
HOW WE PROTECT AND MANAGE THE
PEDESTRIAN REALM IS A GREAT
ENVIRONMENT FOR EVERYONE.
THE NEXT CONVERSATION THAT WE
HAVE ABOUT SCOOTERS AS
INNOVATION HAPPENS.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES WILL COME AND
WE HAVE A HISTORY OF SAYING
THAT YOU CAN'T BE IN CERTAIN
AREAS SO LET'S CONTINUE TO CRAM
THEM IN THE SPACE THAT IS LEFT
OVER.
AND THEN AS MORE THINGS HAPPEN
I THAT AREA WITHOUT US
EXPANDING WEATHER WITH CAFCS OR
ADVERTISING, OR SCOOTERS.
FOLKS THAT ARE SOME THE MOST
VULNERABLE USERS HAVE TO
NAVIGATE THAT IT BECOMES HARDER
AND HARDER.
THE PEDESTRIAN ADVOCACY IS
GOING PLAY A ROLE IN EVERYTHING
THAT WE DO GOING FORWARD.
THINK SO MUCH.
WITH THAT I WILL GO AHEAD AND
MOVE AGENDA ITEM 1. ALL IN
FAVOR PLEASE SAY AYE.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE AND WE WILL VOTE ON
THIS IN FULL COUNCIL ON MONDAY.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO ATTEND OR
WATCH.
THERE'S NO NEED TO BE PRESENT,
THANK YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS
TO SERVE AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO
HEARING MORE FROM YOU.
>> THANK YOU.
AGENDA ITEM TO MAC.
DO WANT TO READ THAT IN.
AND WE WILL INVITE THE
PRESENTERS FOR.
>> AGENDA ITEM TO MAC.
RESPONSE TO STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT 35-3-A-1-
2019 EMERGING TECHNOLOGY AND
MOBILITY OPTIONS OPERATING IN
CITY RIGHT OF WAY.
.
>> WE WILL START WITH A QUICK
ROUND OF INTRODUCTIONS.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE TODAY.
>> THANK YOU I AM TRAN 24 WITH
SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON I AM
RADCLIFFE DACANCAY IN THE
POLICY AND PLANNING DIVISION.
>> AND KELLY RULA.
>> I APPRECIATE THE COLLECTIVE
WORK ON THE QUESTION IN FRONT
OF US TODAY.
AND I APPRECIATE THE THOUGHTFUL
RESPONSE TO THE STATEMENT OF
LEGISLATIVE INTENT BECAME OUT
OF LAST YEAR'S BUDGET.
WHY DON'T I LET YOU WALK US
THROUGH THE CONVERSATION.
AND AS WE HAVE QUESTIONS WE
WILL INTERRUPT AND ASK THEM.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING US
TODAY.
I'M GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU
RECEIVED THE RESPONSE THAT WE
SUBMITTED LAST WEEK.
>> FRIDAY AT 4 PM.
JUST IN TIME.
>> EXCELLENT.
SPECIFICALLY YOU ASKED US TO
RESPOND TO THREE DIFFERENT
ELEMENTS.
CONDUCTING A SURVEY OF MOBILITY
OPTIONS THAT COULD COME TO
SEATTLE IN THE NEXT 3-5 YEARS.
UNTIL LOOK AT WHAT OTHER CITIES
ARE DOING WITH EMERGENCY
MOBILITY.
AND A STRATEGY TO INTEGRATE
THESE OPTIONS INTO OUR SYSTEM.
THERE'S A LARGE RANGE OF
MOBILITY OPTIONS.
WE USE THE TERM INTERCHANGEABLY.
SOME OF THEM ARE ALREADY HERE.
WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH CAR SHARE,
BIKE SHARE THEN THERE ARE
OTHERS ON THE HORIZON LIKE
AUTOMATED VEHICLES.
MAYBE FLYING TAXIS ARE THINGS
WE HAVEN'T EVEN THOUGHT OF YET.
TO HELP US WITH DECISIONS ON
HOW WE EXPAND AND EMBRACE THESE
NEW SERVICES WE HAVE SOME
GUIDING PRINCIPLES.
WILL PUT PEOPLE IN SAFETY
FIRST.
SAFETY IS PARAMOUNT NO MATTER
HOW YOU GET AROUND.
WE WILL DESIGN FOR CUSTOMER
DIGNITY AND HAPPINESS.
YOU SHOULD NOT BE MADE TO FEEL
THAT YOU ARE INFERIOR BY HOW
YOU CHOOSE TO MOVE AROUND THE
CITY.
THE MOBILITY OPTIONS MUST
INCLUDE PEOPLE WITH
NONTRADITIONAL SCHEDULES,
FAMILIES, FLEXIBILITY WE WILL
ADVANCED RACE AND SOCIAL
JUSTICE.
IT'S A FUNDAMENTAL HUMAN NEED.
AND EVERYBODY NEEDS A BARRIER
FREE TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM THAT
HELP ROLLBACK SOME OF THE
SYSTEMIC RACIAL AND SOCIAL
INJUSTICES IN OUR
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM . WE WILL
HAVE A CLEAN MOBILITY FUTURE.
THERE SHOULD BE CLEAN ENERGY
OPTIONS . WE WILL KEEP AN EVEN
PLAYING FIELD THROUGH A FAIR
AND FLEXIBLE REGULATORY
ENVIRONMENT THAT PROTECTS USERS
AND ALLOWS FOR DATA SHARING
WITH THE CITY.
WE CAN NURTURE AND EXPAND
MOBILITY IDEAS AND WORKFORCE
TRAINING BY DOING SO.
WE WILL MAXIMIZE PUBLIC
BENEFITS.
MAKING SURE THAT THEY ARE
ADDITIVE TO OUR TRANSPORTATION
SYSTEM WILL BE STEWARDS OF
PUBLIC RESOURCES.
AND WE WILL ENSURE THAT THE
STREETS PRIORITIZE MOBILITY AND
ALLOW FOR ACCESS FOR PEOPLE AND
COMMERCE.
AS WE GO THROUGH OUR WORK AND
ON BOARDING NEW MOBILITY
OPTIONS WE WANT TO BE MINDFUL
THAT THERE ARE GREAT POTENTIAL
BENEFITS THAT WE CAN BRING TO
THE CITY.
IF WE THOUGHTFULLY MANAGE OUR
MOBILITY FUTURE IT COULD RESULT
IN MORE CONVENIENCE FOR USERS,
SAFETY, EQUITY, AFFORDABILITY,
AND IT WILL ENABLE US TO
ACCOMMODATE GROWTH IF WE ARE
NOT INTENTIONAL THERE ARE
NUMBER OF DOWNSIDE RISKS.
SOME OF THEM ARE THE FLIPSIDE
OF THE POTENTIAL BENEFITS WE
COULD SEE MORE CONGESTION,
POLLUTION, AND REDUCE SUPPORT
FOR PUBLIC TRANSIT WHICH IS THE
BACKBONE OF OUR SYSTEM WHERE WE
ARE NOT OBTAINING VALUABLE DATA
WITH THAT THOSE ARE SOME
FRAMING ELEMENTS.
AND I'M GOING TURN IT OVER TO
RADCLIFFE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF
THE EMERGING MOBILITY OPTIONS.
>> THANK YOU.
AS TRACY MENTIONED THERE ARE A
RANGE OF EMERGENCY MOBILITY
VEHICLES AND DEVICES.
AND WE ARE FOCUSING ON A SUBSET
OF EMERGENCY MOBILITY OPTIONS
FROM E SCOOTERS, E BIKES,
ELECTRIC DEVICES.
TO DELIVERY ROBOTS TO TRANSIT
PODS THAT YOU ASKED US TO LOOK
AT WE HAVE GONE FROM BICYCLES
TO BOTS. WE DID NOT INCLUDE
THE CAR SHARING, RIGHT HAILING,
AERIAL DRONES, THOSE ARE BEYOND
THE SCOPE OF THE REPORT THAT WE
PREPARED.
OST OF US ARE FAMILIAR WITH
THE E BIKE THIS IS WHAT YOU SEE
HERE ON THE SLIDE.
THEY ARE PETAL ASSISTANT
VERSIONS.
THE ELECTRIC MOTOR KICKS IN AND
GOES AT 20 MILES PER HOUR THESE
ARE PART OF THE BIKE SHARE
PROGRAMS THIS IS THE MOST
COMMON WE SEE AMONG EMERGENCY
MOBILITY WE HAD 2 MILLION
RIGHTS.
WE'VE TAKEN LESSONS FROM THE
PILOT AND HAVE APPLIED THEM
INTO THE NEXT VERSION OF BIKE
SHARE TO INCREASE ACCESS TO
ADDRESS EQUITY THROUGH
DIFFERENT PAYMENT OPTIONS AND
LOOKING AT IMPROVED BIKE
PARKING MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS.
AND INCREASING BIKE PARKING
CAPACITY. LOOKING TO AVOID
CLUTTER.
WE HAD A PROMISING NUMBER OF
BIKE RIDES THIS YEAR OTHER
SUCCESSES ARE THE BIKE SHARE
PROGRAMS THAT'S HELPING TO
INCREASE ACCESS TO CYCLING.
SO IT'S GOING TO ALLOW DAILY
OPERATIONS, FOR RENTALS TO
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES AND
THEN THIS PARTNERSHIP WILL GO
TO 10 DIFFERENT EVENTS IN SOUTH
SEATTLE TO BROADEN THAT ACCESS.
WE ARE WORKING TO DO BIKE
PARKING EDUCATION WITH THE
VIDEOS THAT WILL BE RELEASED
SOMETIME THIS WEEK.
>> THAT IS A GREAT TEAR.
APPRECIATE THAT.
>> ROOTED IN RIGHTS HAS BEEN AN
AMAZING ADVOCATE.
HELPING US DO A BETTER JOB OF
DELIVERING MOBILITY.
I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT.
WHY WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THE
BIKE SHARE PROGRAM.
CONTINUAL CONCERNS OF WHERE
PEOPLE PARK THE BIKES IS A
PROBLEM.
COLLEAGUES THAT I JUST WANT TO
FLAG, AND MIGHT BE INTERESTED
IN MAKING A FORMAL REQUEST, WITH
PENALTIES AND FINES FOR BIKE
SHARE COMPANIES.
IT IS GREAT TO SEE THESE
NUMBERS, IT'S JUST OUTSTANDING.
WE COULDN'T HAVE DREAMED TO
HAVE THESE NUMBERS A FEW YEARS
AGO.
IT'S A DEFINITELY ADDING
OUTSTANDING MOBILITY OPTIONS.
FOLKS WITH CERTAIN DISABILITIES
CANNOT USE THESE.
AND WHAT THEY'RE EXPERIENCING
IS A DEGRADATION OF THE
TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM. I KNOW
THAT SEATTLE DEPARTMENT OF
TRANSPORTATION HAS BEEN WORKING
CLOSELY BUT I THINK IT'S
IMPORTANT TO HOLD THESE FOLKS
ACCOUNTABLE, I KNOW THEY WILL
TRY TO HOLD THEIR CUSTOMERS
ACCOUNTABLE.
IT'S SOMETHING THAT WE HAVE TO
DO.
>> ON THE BIKE SHARES IS THERE
ANY INFORMATION.
IS THERE ANY INFORMATIONAL DATA
THAT WOULD BE HELPFUL TO US IN
TERMS OF BIKE INFRASTRUCTURE
AND SO FORTH?
>> WE DO COLLECT DATA USING THE
MOBILITY DATA STANDARD.
WE JUST PUT OUT THE FIRST
QUARTER REPORT WE ARE USING
THAT DATA TO HELP DRIVE FUTURE
INVESTMENT WE ARE BASICALLY
LOOKING AHEAD TO WHERE WE NEED
MORE RACKS, WHERE WE SEEN HIGH
USAGE, I'M HAPPY TO SHARE THAT
REPORT AND WE DO MONTHLY
REPORTS AS WELL, AND I ALSO
LIKE TO HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH
OTHER INDIVIDUAL DATA.
>> SPECIFICALLY WITH THE ROUTE
DATED BE HELPFUL?
>> FOR THE BIKE PARKING
INFRASTRUCTURE?
>> NOT JUST IN POINT IN POINT.
BUT THE ACTUAL ROUTE THAT IS
USED?
>> THAT'S SOMETHING THAT WERE
VERY INTERESTED IN, BUT TO BE
QUITE FRANK THE CAPACITY TO
ANALYZE IT INTERNALLY IS A
LITTLE BIT LIMITED.
WE HAVEN'T PRIORITIZED IT FOR
RIGHT NOW.
BUT WE HOPE TO GET TO THAT
LATER THIS YEAR.
THIS IS BEEN A NEW PROJECT TO
BRING THE DATA IN HOUSE.
WE WOULD LOVE TO EXPLORE THAT
WITH YOU IT IS A NEXT LEVEL
DATA ANALYSIS.
AND IT IS ON OUR RADAR.
>> WHAT ARE SOME OF THE
LOCATIONS WHERE YOUR DATA FROM
ENDPOINT TO ENDPOINT, WHERE YOU
SEEN THE LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE
THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED?
>> THAT IS A GREAT QUESTION.
I DON'T HAVE THAT IN FRONT OF
ME.
I CAN SURE THAT WHERE WE HAVE
PRIORITIZED INFRASTRUCTURE.
I AM HAPPY TO PASS ALONG TO
YOU.
WE DEFINITELY WANT TO MAKE DATA
DRIVEN DECISIONS, THAT IS FOR
SURE.
>>> WE WILL CONTINUE ABOUT
VARIATIONS AND E BIKES PRACTICES
AN EXAMPLE OF AN ENCLOSED E
TRIKE. OTHER COMPANIES ARE
DEPLOYING VARIATIONS BOTH
COVERED AND UNCOVERED.
WE COULD SEE MORE OF THESE
VARIATIONS IN THE NEAR FUTURE
THAT WE WOULD BE CONSIDERING FOR
OUR OWN CITY.
>> IT'S STILL FOR ONE
PASSENGER.
YOU CAN SEE INTERNALLY HOW IT
WORKS.
TO WHEELS IN THE FRONT AND ONE
WHEEL IN THE BACK.
A SEAT FOR ONE PERSON.
>> PER CITY AND STATE CODE
THAT'S AN ADAPTIVE CYCLE?
IS THAT WHERE IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT IT SHOULD BE IN TERMS OF
BIKE LANES?
>> THEY COULD BE OPERATED BIKE
LANES.
THIS IS HOW THEY ARE BEING USED
IN VANCOUVER. INSTEAD OF
MOVING PEOPLE WE WOULD BE
MOVING GOODS.
THESE ARE BEING PILOTED HERE IN
SEATTLE BY UPS.
>> I GOT TO PEDDLE ONE OF THOSE
MACHINES AND THEY ARE PRETTY
SWEET.
I WENT TO THEIR RIBBON-CUTTING.
>> AND THEN WE HAVE THE E
SCOOTER.
WE ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE E
SCOOTER PICTURE THERE ON THE
LEFT TYPICAL ELECTRIC MOTORIZED
FOOT SCOOTER.
WE WILL LIKELY SEE VARIATIONS
OF THESE OVER THE COMING MONTHS
AND YEARS.
THE ONE ON THE RIGHT, YOU CAN
STAND OR SIT ON THE SCOOTER, IT
AMENDED STATE LAWS, AND SOME
SCOOTERS CAN BE SAT ON WHILE
OPERATING THEM.
BACK TO THE ONE THAT ROLLS OFF
OUR TIME.
IS AN ELECTRIC PERSONAL
ASSISTANT MOBILITY DEVICE.
IF YOU THINK SEGWAY YOU WOULD
NOT BE WRONG.
HOVER BOARD, ONE WILL.
WE TOOK A PICTURE JUST OUTSIDE
OF CITY HALL NOT TOO LONG AGO.
MOST OF THESE DEVICES ARE
PRIVATELY OWNED. WE DON'T HAVE
NECESSARILY THE CLEAREST
REGULATIONS ON HOW TO MANAGE
THEM.
THEY ARE ALLOWED ON SIDEWALKS
AND ROADWAYS BUT NOT IN BIKE
LANES.
GIVEN THE RISING NUMBER OF
THESE DEVICES.
MOST OF WHICH ARE PRIVATELY
OWNED.
IT'S PROBABLY GOOD IDEA TO
CONSIDER REVIEWING AND
UPGRADING A RIGHT-OF-WAY
REGULATIONS REGARDING SPEED ON
THE SIDEWALK.
THEY CAN MOVE AT A PRETTY GOOD
CLIP EXPECTED YOU SAID THEY'RE
ALLOWED ON THE SIDEWALKS BUT
NOT ON BIKE LANES?
>> YES.
THEY ARE PRETTY MUCH TREATED
LIKE A SEGWAY.
THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED ON BIKE
LANES BUT THEY ARE ALLOWED ON
SIDEWALKS AND ROADWAYS.
>> A REVERSE OF WHAT WE HELP.
THE BIKE SPEEDS ARE LESS
COMPATIBLE.
>> TO THINK THAT'S TRUE FOR
OTHER CITIES AS WELL?
>> TO THINK OTHER CITIES HAVE
DIFFERENT RULES?
>> MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE A
YEAR AGO WHEN I WAS IN DENVER.
THEY HAD SCOOTER SHARES.
AND THAT WAS CLASSIFIED AS A
TOY.
MEANING IT COULD ONLY GO ON A
SIDEWALK.
AND THEN MAYBE OAKLAND THEY
WERE PREVENTED FROM BEING ON THE
SIDEWALKS AND THEY HAD TO BE ON
THE ROADWAY.
IT'S UNCLEAR.
REGULATION IS NOT KEEPING UP
WITH THE TECHNOLOGY THAT'S WHY
WE WANTED TO HELP YOU GET IN
FRONT OF US.
>> AND WHEN WE DON'T HAVE A
SLIDE FOR IS ELECTRIC
SKATEBOARDS.
THEY ARE TREATED AS A TOY, BUT
WHEN YOU KICK IN THAT ELECTRIC
MOTOR, THAT ELECTRIC SKATEBOARD
CAN GO PRETTY FAST.
>> AND THIS APPLIES NOT JUST
>> IT'S UNCLEAR WHEN YOU'RE
SUPPOSED TO WEAR A HELMET AS
WELL.
THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THAT
WE NEED TO REVIEW, AND
RESOLVED.
>> THESE ARE DEVICES THAT ARE
NO MORE THAN 120 POUNDS.
A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY THEY HAVE A
MAXIMUM SPEED OF SIX MILES PER
HOUR.
>> WASHINGTON STATE LAW HAS
DEFINED WHAT THESE ARE.
AND HOW THEY CAN OPERATE.
>> IS THAT PERMISSIVE TOWARDS
THE CITIES OR IS THAT A SAYING
THAT THE STATE IS GOING TO
REGULATE THIS REALM?
>> WE MAINTAIN AUTHORITY AND
THEY ARE NOT LISTED OR
MENTIONED AT ALL.
>> WE ARE ALREADY THINKING
ABOUT IT.
>> AN OVERVIEW OF WHERE THEY
ARE BEING TESTED RIGHT NOW.
THIS IS BEING TESTED IN
WASHINGTON DC.
WITH NO MORE THAN FIVE DEVICES
AT A TIME.
THE BIGGEST EXAMPLE IS JUST
OUTSIDE OF LONDON.
THEY ARE TESTING HUNDREDS OF
THESE.
THEY TRAVEL ON SIDEWALKS AND
CROSS STREETS AND THEY ARE
TREATED LIKE PEDESTRIANS WE
JUST MENTIONED HOUSE BILL 1325
PAST IN APRIL 2019.
IT ALLOWS FOR THESE DEVICES TO
UPGRADE ON SIDEWALKS AND
CROSSWALKS.
IT LEAVES REGULATIONS UP TO THE
CITIES TO FIGURE OUT.
>> IT'S NOT TOO HARD TO IMAGINE
THAT THESE THINGS WILL BE ON
SIDEWALKS IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
>> I'VE SEEN THEM IN
WASHINGTON, D.C..
WHEN PEOPLE USE THEM REGULARLY
I WAS LIKE WHAT IS THIS?
>> THE NEXT VEHICLE THAT YOU
ASKED US TO LOOK AT WAS THE
TRANSIT POD.
AND WE INCLUDED THE DELIVERY
SHUTTLE AS WELL.
THEY ARE SIMILAR IN FORM AND
HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES RELATED TO
THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. THESE ARE
LOW SPEED VEHICLES THAT CAN GO
NO MORE THAN 25 MILES PER HOUR
AND OPERATE IN THE STREET AND
ARE TYPICALLY OPERATED AS A
COMMERCIALLY OWNED FLEET OF
VEHICLES. THE EXAMPLE ON THE
LEFT IS AN AUTOMATED TRANSIT
CIRCULATOR, IT IS BEING PILOTED
IN DENVER, AT SHUTTLES
PASSENGERS FROM THE LIGHT RAIL
STATION TO OFFICE BUILDINGS AND
THE NEARBY BUSINESS PARK.
ON THE RIGHT IS AN AUTOMATED
DELIVERY SHUTTLE FROM A PILOT
IN SCOTTSDALE, ARIZONA.
THEY PARTNERED WITH A GROCERY
STORE CHAIN TO TEST THESE SELF
DRIVING VEHICLES TO DELIVER
GROCERIES.
>> IN THE OPENING YOU INCLUDED,
LET ME GO BACK HERE.
AUTOMATED TRANSIT PODS, BUT NOT
MICRO TRANSIT.
IT'S UNCLEAR WHAT THE
DISTINCTION IS BETWEEN THOSE?
>> THE MICRO TRANSIT RIGHT NOW
IN THAT DEFINITION IS KIND OF
LIKE UBER. YOU CAN CALL UP OR
USE THEM ON YOUR APP.
>> SO THESE ARE HUMAN DRIVEN
VEHICLES.
>> THESE ARE THE OWNERSHIP
MODELS AND DEVICES.
WE HAVE A NUMBER OF VEHICLES
AND DEVICES THAT ARE PERSONALLY
OWNED, A SHARED MODEL, THEY
HAVE IMPLICATIONS ON HOW WE
MANAGE AND REGULATE THE RIGHT-
OF-WAY.
HOW THESE DEVICES ARE USED ON
THEIR OWN.
SO THE PIE PRIVATE VEHICLES
LIKE HOVER BOARDS WOULD NEED
MORE ENFORCEMENT OF THESE
EXISTING DEVICES.
THIS CHART SUMMARIZES ALL THE
DEVICES WE LOOKED AT.
THEIR TOP SPEEDS.
AND SPECIFICALLY RECAPPING
WHERE THEY ARE ALLOWED TO BE
USED. AND E SCOOTER CAN ONLY
BE WRITTEN IN THE ROADWAY PER
SEATTLE MUNICIPAL CODE AT THIS
TIME. TO HAVE A CODE AROUND E
SCOOTER'S OR DOES IT FALL UNDER
AN OLD CATEGORY?
>> IT IS UNCLEAR IF IT'S
SPECIFIC TO E SCOOTERS.
THAT COULD BE FOR VESPA IS?
>> YES. THEN WE MOVE INTO THE
STATE OF THE PRACTICE, WHAT
WE'VE LEARNED FROM DIFFERENT
CITIES AND WHAT WE UNDERSTOOD
WITH CITIES EXPERIMENTING WITH
THESE NEW DEVICES.
THERE ISN'T A COMPREHENSIVE HOW-
TO.
ALL OF THE CITIES WE LOOKED AT
THEY ARE LEARNING AND WE ARE
LEARNING AS WELL. SOME OF THE
COMMON KEY THINGS THAT CITIES
HAVE DONE ARE THESE THE MAIN
KEY POINTS.
TO DETERMINE IF, WHERE, AND HOW
EMERGENCY DEVICES SHOULD BE
WRITTEN AND PARKED.
UPDATE CODES IF YOU CHOOSE TO
BRING IN THESE DEVICES.
AND TO USE PILOT PROGRAMS, AND
TO LEARN WHAT DOESN'T WORK.
WE WILL JUST DO A QUICK OVERVIEW
OF LEARNINGS FROM OTHER CITIES.
THERE IS NO COMPREHENSIVE
ROADMAP.
ESTABLISH CLEAR DEFINITIONS
WITH GUIDING PRINCIPLES ARE
PARAMOUNT, THAT HELPS GUIDE HOW
OPERATORS WILL WORK WITH THE
CITY TO DELIVER THESE PROGRAMS.
THE PILOT PROGRAM HELPS CITIES
TEST WAYS TO INTEGRATE THESE
NEW TECHNOLOGIES, AND ENGAGING
THEIR COMMUNITIES TO SHAPE
PILOTS AND POLICY.
THAT SHOULD BE A HIGH PRIORITY.
AND GATHER AND ANALYZE THE DATA
TO MAKE A DECISION.
ESPECIALLY FOR RIGHT-OF-WAY
POLICY AND DESIGN.
AND TO ESTABLISH CLEAR
DEFINITIONS OF WHERE TO OPERATE
THESE DEVICES, AND HOW THEY
SHOULD OPERATE IN THE RIGHT-OF-
WAY.
OF COURSE TO MANAGE PARK AND
CLUTTER.
WE HAVE PICTURES ON HOW SOME
JURISDICTIONS ARE BEGINNING TO
ADDRESS THE PARK AND CLUTTER.
SOME CITIES HAVE LEARNED FROM
US.
SHOWING WHERE YOU SHOULD PARK
THE BIKES.
A LOT OF CITIES ARE APPLYING
THIS PRACTICE AND LEARNING THE
BEST PRACTICES OF HOW TO OPERATE
THESE DEVICES AND UNDERSTAND
THE RULES OF ENFORCEMENT.
>> IT'S INTERESTING, WHERE WE
ARE.
I'VE SEEN IT IN PRESENTATIONS,
IN NEW YORK CITY A CENTURY AGO.
TO PICTURE SIDE-BY-SIDE LESS
THAN A DECADE APART.
AND THE RIGHT-OF-WAY IS PACKED.
AND THEN THE NEXT ONE IS
OPPOSITE WITH ALL MOTOR VEHICLE
CARS.
IN THESE MOMENTS IN OUR HISTORY
WITH TRANSPORTATION AND
TECHNOLOGY SHIFTING I CANNOT
IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD BE LIKE
IF THERE WAS AN EQUAL MIX OF
HORSES AND AUTOMOBILES.
HOW DO YOU DEFINE THE RIGHT-OF-
WAY?
CLEARLY WE CAME UP WITH A CLEAR
UNDERSTANDING OF WHERE
PEDESTRIANS, AND CARS ARE
SUPPOSED TO BE.
WHATEVER CITY WENT TO IN AMERICA
THERE WASN'T MUCH INNOVATION
HAPPENING AND IT WORKS.
BUT WE ARE AT ANOTHER POINT
WHERE CLIMATE AND MOBILITY ARE
DEMANDING HOW WE GET AROUND.
AND IT IS CHAOTIC AND
DISCONCERTING FOR A LOT OF
FOLKS.
THE GOAL AS WE WORK THROUGH THIS
IN THE CITY OF SEATTLE AND
AROUND THE PLANET. HOW DO WE
REDEFINE THIS RIGHT-OF-WAY IN A
WAY THAT DEFINES OUR NEEDS.
FROM THE MOBILITY AND IN EQUITY
PERSPECTIVE.
CHANGE IS NOT EASY, BUT IT
SHOWS ME THAT WE ARE CAPABLE OF
THESE TRANSITIONS.
AFTER THE FACT WE CAN REFLECT
ON THEM.
>> THAT'S A GOOD SEGUE TO THE
NEXT STEPS THAT WE RECOMMENDED.
THE PILOT PROGRAMS OF COURSE,
AND WE STARTED THE E SCOOTER
PILOT WHICH IS IN DEVELOPMENT.
AND WE WILL BE WORKING ON THAT
OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS.
WILL BE LOOKING AT POLICY AND
LEGAL FRAMEWORK UPGRADES, AND
EDUCATION AND ENFORCEMENT.
>> YOU GO A LITTLE DEEPER IN
TERMS OF WHERE YOU ARE IN
REGARDS TO YOUR SCOOTER PILOT?
>> WE ARE THE VERY EARLY STAGES
OF THAT RIGHT NOW.
NOT VERY FAR INTO IT.
>> IT'S PROBABLY WORTH REPEATING
, THERE ARE NUMBER PEOPLE ON
THE COUNCIL THAT ARE EXCITED
FOR THAT WORK TO MOVE FORWARD.
I APPRECIATE THE MAYOR'S PUBLIC
STATEMENTS A FEW WEEKS AGO.
I KNOW THAT WAS VERY HELPFUL.
SHE CONTINUES TO HAVE SOME OF
THE SAME CONCERNS THAT A LOT OF
US HAVE.
AND WE FEEL LIKE IT'S TIME TO
GET INTO THE BUSINESS AND
LEARNING BY EXPERIENCE.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING WE CAN DO
TO HELP MOVE THAT ALONG.
>> POLICY AND FRAMEWORK
UPGRADE, WE WILL DO DATA
COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS THESE
ARE PLANNED ACTIONS AND WE WERE
GOING FOCUS ON SAFETY,
PROTECTION FOR THE TAXPAYERS
THROUGH FULL INDEMNIFICATION
AND EQUITY.
THE E SCOOTER PILOT PROGRAM
DEVELOPMENT AND SAFETY IS FIRST,
INCORPORATING BEST SAFETY
PRACTICES. HOW TO PROPERLY
RIDE A SCOOTER AND
UNDERSTANDING THE RULES OF THE
ROAD.
AN EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN THAT
HAS BEEN USED IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE CITY BASICALLY WHERE AND
HOW TO RIDE. WHERE AND HOW TO
PARK?
AND PROBABLY JUST AS IMPORTANT
HOW NOT TO OPERATE.
THESE ARE DEVICES THAT WE ARE
LOOKING AT CONSIDERING OVER THE
NEXT FEW MONTHS AS WELL.
AND AS WE ENGAGE THE COMMUNITY
TO HELP SHAPE THE PILOT.
HELPING US FIGURE OUT WHERE AND
HOW TO RIDE IN A WHAT SPEEDS,
WHERE TO PARK THE DEVICES AND
COLLECT DATA.
WHAT IS THE PROCESS FOR THAT?
AND LOOKING AT HOW WE CAN
REQUIRE FULL PROVISIONS.
AND DEFINING THE MINIMUM
THRESHOLDS FOR SHARED BICYCLES.
OTHER POTENTIAL NEXT STEPS.
WHICH BROADLY APPLY TO ALL OF
THE DEVICES.
WE WILL LOOK AT REVIEWING AND
UPGRADING REGULATIONS THAT THIS
IS WHERE WE WANT TO GO.
REFRESHING SOME OF THE EXISTING
PRINCIPLES AND DEFINING WHERE
DEVICES CAN OPERATE AND PARK.
TO BE CLEAR, TO DO MORE OF WHAT
YOU SEE IN THE BOTTOM PICTURE.
AND THIS INFORMS REGULATIONS.
IN THE OPERATING THE BIKE LANE?
THAT THE CONVERSATION STILL TO
BE HAD.
AND IN POTENTIALLY EVALUATE
BASED ON SAFE SPEEDS.
COULD THEY BE WRITTEN ON THE
SIDEWALK IF THEY ARE SLOW
ENOUGH?
NOT FOR LONG DISTANCE, JUST TO
PARK.
>> THE PHOTO ON THE BOTTOM
RIGHT.
IT SHOWS A MARKED PARKING SPOT,
AND ALSO THE IN STREET PARKING
FACILITY.
I APPRECIATE THAT SEATTLE
DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION IS
DOING A GREAT JOB OF CREATING
PARKING OPPORTUNITIES FOR BIKES
AND DEVICES GOING FORWARD.
ONE OF THE THEMES I'VE HEARD
MULTIPLE TIMES IS THE IDEA OF
USING THAT NO PARKING SPOT IN
FRONT OF THE STOP SIGNS.
RIGHT NOW THAT'S NOT A PIECE OF
HER RIGHT AWAY THAT IS BEING
USED FOR ANYTHING.
PEOPLE PROBABLY ILLEGALLY
PARKED THERE OCCASIONALLY AND
IT MAKES IT MORE DANGEROUS
BECAUSE THE SITE LINES ARE
BLOCK.
AND HEARING FROM PEOPLE IN THE
DISABILITY COMMUNITY THAT THAT
IS A GREAT PLACE TO PUT IT.
BECAUSE IT'S NOT ON THE
SIDEWALK, IT ALSO PREVENTS
SOMEONE FROM PARKING ILLEGALLY
THERE.
I WOULD LOVE TO FIGURE OUT IF
THERE IS AN OPPORTUNITY, WHERE
WE HAVE A SHORTAGE TO MOVE
AGGRESSIVELY.
I IMAGINE THE RESOURCES THAT WE
HAVE ALLOCATED IS NOT ENOUGH TO
DO THE SCALE THAT WE WANT.
IS THERE A POSSIBILITY OF NOT
WAITING FOR ANOTHER YEAR TO DO
THAT.
SO HOW QUICKLY CAN WE DEPLOY AN
INCREASE IN THE PARKING.
AND IF WE NEED WITH BUDGET
FINANCING AND OTHER REGULATORY
THINGS THAT COULD HELP WITH
THAT.
>> WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WHEN
THOSE PRESENTED.
WE WANT TO DO MORE, THE GOAL IS
1500 AND WE ARE AT 450
INSTALLATIONS.
>> WE WOULD LOVE YOUR SUPPORT
ON THAT.
>> GREAT THANKS.
>> TO CARRY ON WITH EDUCATION
AND ENFORCEMENT. WE WILL HAVE
SIGNAGE, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF
THE TRAIL YOU MIGHT SEE WE
COULD ADAPT IT TO BE USED IN AN
URBAN SETTING, TO BE MORE CLEAR
ABOUT WHO HAS A RIGHT OF WAY ON
A SIDEWALK OR A BIKE LANE. AND
WE WILL INCLUDE TRAINING AND
EDUCATION. FROM PARTNER
AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS THAT
ARE HELPING US TO DEPLOY AND
ENFORCE THESE DEVICES IF WE
CHOOSE TO GO IN THAT DIRECTION.
>> THIS IS YOUR SUBTLE WAY OF
INTRODUCING THE HORSES?
>> WHO KNOWS WE COULD BRING IT
BACK.
>> WE HAVE DATA COLLECTION AND
ANALYSIS SO KELLY'S TEAM IS
WORKING TO ESTABLISH A BASELINE
USAGE TO INFORM POLICY DECISIONS
AND TO REQUIRE DATA AS PART OF
ANY PILATE. AND ADDRESSING
COMMERCIAL SERVICES.
WE NEED TO FIGURE A WAY TO
ADDRESS GETTING DATA ABOUT
PRIVATE VEHICLES.
THE PICTURE HERE IS AN EXAMPLE
FROM E SCOOTER DATA FROM
PORTLAND'S 2018 PILOT.
WHERE THE LOCATION STARTS AND
STOPS WITH THEIR SCOOTER RIGHT
CHAIR.
>> AND IN LOOKING AT RIGHT-OF-
WAY ALLOCATION.
CONSIDERING LOW INTENSITY
TRAVEL LANES.
THIS COULD BE LOWER SPEED LANES.
HOW TO INTEGRATE EMERGING
DEVICES INTO OUR COMPLETE
STREETS GUIDEBOOK.
AND TO MANAGE THE SIDEWALK.
AND THEN ALSO FOR COMMERCIAL
PURPOSES.
AND THEN PROVIDING MORE PARKING
SPACES FOR ZONES AND THOUGHTFUL
ABOUT HOW TO MANAGE PARKING OF
E BY AND SCOOTERS AND OTHER
DEVICES. THEY WILL NEED A PLACE
TO BE PART WHEN THEY'RE NOT
MOVING.
>> YOU GO BACK TO THE FIRST
BULLET POINT. THE LOW
INTENSITY TRAVEL LANES.
>> LET ME GO TO THIS LAST
SLIDE, THIS IS AN EXAMPLE IN
KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI WHERE THEY
WANTED TO INTEGRATE A NUMBER OF
DEVICES FROM SCOOTERS TO
BICYCLES. ALL THEY USE PAINT
AND POST TO SAY THAT YOU HAVE A
PROTECTED PLACE FOR THESE
DEVICES.
TRAVELING NO MORE THAN 50 MILES
PER HOUR.
>> SO THESE ARE THE PROTECTIVE
BIKE LANES?
>> WE MAY THINK WHERE THESE
LANES MAY BE APPROPRIATE.
>> IT SEEMS LIKE WE SHOULD BE
DOUBLING DOWN ON THE
INVESTMENTS AS A CITY?
>> WE WOULD NEED TO LOOK AT
APPROPRIATELY WHERE THEY NEED
TO BE, BASED ON THE DATA WE
HAVE TO WORK THAT IS SOMETHING
TO LOOK AT.
>> I THINK ABOUT SOMEBODY WHO'S
BEEN AN ADVOCATE FOR A WHILE.
WE HAVE GONE ROUND AND ROUND
AND MADE A LOT OF PROGRESS, IT
SEEMS LIKE IN THE LAST 15 YEARS
IT'S BEEN A WARM-UP TO THE REAL
ACTION THAT IS COMING.
IF WE'RE TALKING ABOUT MILLIONS
OF RIDERS ON MULTIPLE DEVICES.
INSTEAD OF JUST LOOKING AT THE
RIGHT CORRIDOR TO PUT A BIKE
LANE IN THROUGH A NEIGHBORHOOD.
THE POTENTIAL WITH THE THINGS
LIKE A SCOOTERS TO CAPTURE THE
IMAGINATION OF A BROADER SWATH
OF THE PUBLIC.
IT ALSO IS INCREASING RAPIDLY.
ONE THING THAT COULD BE THE
TIPPING POINT., 10-15% OF
PEOPLE ARE TRAVELING ON THESE
DEVICES.
AND IT'S GOING BE NECESSARY FOR
THE CITY TO HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
AMOUNT OF RIGHT-OF-WAY
DEDICATED TO MAKE THAT WORK.
IF IT WAS EASY TO DO WE
WOULD'VE DONE IT A FEW YEARS
AGO.
IT'S GOING TO REQUIRE A POLICY
AND BUDGET COMMITMENT TO MAKE
THIS HAPPEN.
WE WANT TO BUILD ON THE
SUCCESSES OF THE PAST AND MOVE
SWIFTLY.
FROM A MOBILITY PERSPECTIVE WE
HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY WE NEED TO
FIGURE THAT OUT PRETTY QUICK.
>> A DITTO OF EVERYTHING THAT
WAS JUST SAID BY COUNCILMEMBER
O'BRIEN.
WE HAVE SUCH A STRONG FOCUS ON
HOUSING.
THINK ABOUT WHAT IS ALLOWED ME
TO GIVE UP MY CAR IS THE WORK
THAT SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE
PRESSED ON THESE ISSUES.
AND ALSO THINK ABOUT HOW THE
CITY IS SHIFTING
DEMOGRAPHICALLY.
AND HOW INDIVIDUALS CAN GIVE UP
THEIR CAR IS SOMETHING THAT I'M
PARTICULARLY MINDFUL OF AS WE
THINK ABOUT WHERE THOSE
INVESTMENTS GO FOR THE FUTURE.
>> I APPRECIATE YOU BRINGING UP
AFFORDABILITY.
THAT'S GREAT.
>> ANYTHING ELSE?
>> I THINK THAT IS IT.
WE WILL BE BUILDING ON THE
FOCUS GROUP THAT WE HELD EARLIER
, AND THERE COMMENTS AND
CONCERNS AND USING THOSE AS WE
DESIGNED THE E SCOOTER PROGRAM
MOVING FORWARD.
WE WANT TO BE VERY INTENTIONAL
ABOUT THE COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT.
THERE'S A LOT OF DIFFERENT
PERSPECTIVES AND NEEDS THAT
HAVE TO BE ADDRESSED.
>> I HAVE ONE FOLLOW-UP
QUESTION.
WHAT HAVE POLICIES LOOK LIKE IN
CITIES WHERE E SCOOTER
COMPANIES HAVE AGREED TO FULL
INDEMNIFICATION?
>> I HAVE RESEARCHED THE
DIFFERENT INSURANCE AND
INDEMNITY CLAUSES AND NUMBER OF
CITIES.
MOST OF THEM ARE BOILERPLATE.
MOST OF THEM HAVE ADJUSTED THAT.
I THINK OAKLAND HAS MASSAGED
THEIR CLAUSE TO ADDRESSED WHAT
THEY WANTED.
I'VE SPOKEN TO A COUPLE OF
DIFFERENCE CITIES THAT SAID IT
BOILERPLATE FOR RIDESHARE AND
OTHER TYPES OF MOBILITY
SERVICES AS WELL.
OAKLAND IS A MODEL THAT WE MAY
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT REGARDING
A SCOOTERS.
>> THE NEXT STEP I SEE COMING
UP.
I THINK WERE REALLY INTERESTED
IN A E SCOOTER PILOT PROGRAM.
WE ARE ANXIOUSLY AWAITING THAT.
AS SOON AS IT IS PRACTICALLY
POSSIBLE A NUMBER OF US WOULD
BE EXCITED TO SEE THAT.
AS I MENTIONED EARLIER THE BIKE
SHARE ENFORCEMENT IT MAY HAVE
BEEN APPROPRIATE TO HAVE A
DIFFERENT APPROACH BUT WE NEED
TO STEP UP ENFORCEMENT SO THAT
WE CAN GET COMPLIANCE WHICH IS
THE ULTIMATE GOAL.
I'M VERY INTERESTED IN
EXPANDING THE PARKING OPTIONS
FOR E-SCOOTERS.
AND I THINK SEATTLE DEPARTMENT
OF TRANSPORTATION IS DOING A
GOOD JOB.
I THINK WE ARE INNOVATING AND
I WOULD LOVE TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE HAVETHE POLICY AND
FINANCIAL RESOURCES IN PLACE TO
DO THAT.
IN WHATEVER DIRECTION THIS WORLD
GOES WERE GOING TO NEED THOSE
SPOTS.
AND THEN BUILDING THE MOBILITY
CORRIDOR
>> WHICH ARE PROTECTED BICYCLE
LANES.
THAT'S HOW I AND VISION THEM IN
MY MIND.
THEY ARE A MUCH MORE BROAD
SENSE.
THERE IS A LOT OF WORK THAT WE
ARE DOING ON THAT.
THEY'VE BEEN DOING SOME GREAT
WORK.
THESE ARE THE TAKEAWAYS THAT I
SEE FOR THIS MOMENT.
IT'S IMPORTANT TO SEE HOW YOU
ARE CONTINUING TO SURVEY OTHER
TECHNOLOGIES LIKE THE E TRIKES
IN VANCOUVER.
I THINK THAT THOSE WOULD BE
INAPPROPRIATE TO BE ON A
SIDEWALK.
I'M NOT SURE HOW WELL THEY
WOULD DO WITH THE MOTOR
VEHICLE.
WHAT ARE THE WITH OF THOSE
THINGS.
AND THEN IF I PUT MY HAT ON,
AND THINK MOBILITY.
IT'S SO GREAT FOR FOLKS.
FOR A VARIETY OF AGES AND NEEDS
TO GET AROUND WHETHER CONTAINED
IN AN E-TRIKES.
>> THERE ARE DIFFERENT VARIETIES
?
>> YOU WOULD NEVER BE A LITTLE
ON THE FREEWAY WITH THESE
DEVICES.
BUT THEY COULD BE THE
INNOVATIONS THAT RADICALLY
TRANSPORT OUR CARBON FOOTPRINT.
AND I WANT TO BE IN A POSITION
WHERE WE ARE EMBRACING THESE
BECAUSE WE'VE BEEN THOUGHTUL
INSTEAD OF SAYING CLOSED FOR
BUSINESS AS WE THINK THROUGH
IT.
AND MEANWHILE WERE GOING PUT
THOUSANDS OF TONS OF CO2 IN THE
ATMOSPHERE.
HOWEVER WE CONTINUE TO ASK
THESE QUESTIONS. I KNOW YOU
ARE PART OF NATIONAL AND
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
THAT ARE TALKING ABOUT THIS.
OPPORTUNITIES TO COME BACK TO
THE COMMITTEE AND HIGHLIGHT
WOULD BE GREAT.
>> A DITTO.
>> THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH.
IF THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE YOU
WANT TO ADD IN CLOSING?
>> WE REALLY APPRECIATE THE
THOUGHTFUL WORK ON THIS AND WE
LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING
TOGETHER IN THE FUTURE.
UNLESS THERE'S ANYTHING ELSE WE
WILL BE ADJOURNED.
THANKS FOR A GREAT MEETING.