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Ames Council sets micromobility rules direction: follow bicycle limits, 20 mph default, parks reviewed separately
Summary
The Ames City Council directed staff to draft a micromobility ordinance that extends existing bicycle-area restrictions to similar personal-transportation devices, set a citywide default 20 mph not-to-exceed guideline (with parks handled separately), allow limited exceptions and return proposed signage language.
The Ames City Council provided staff with policy direction to draft a local ordinance regulating personal transportation devices (e-scooters, e-skateboards and similar devices) after a staff presentation on options used by Iowa cities.
City staff recommended updating Chapter 4 (bicycle code) to add a definition for "personal transportation device" and to treat such devices consistently with bicycles in areas where bicycles are already restricted. Paul Nolan (staff) said the definitions and rules used by other Iowa cities vary widely and recommended adopting the MPO's broader term "personal transportation…
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