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City committee extends dockless micromobility permits month to month while code changes are drafted
Summary
The Atlanta City Council Transportation Committee voted to allow month-to-month extensions of shared dockless micromobility permits for up to nine months while the Department of Transportation transitions from a permit to a contract structure and prepares an RFP.
The Atlanta City Council Transportation Committee voted unanimously June 25 to allow the Atlanta Department of Transportation (ATL DOT) to extend shared dockless micromobility device permits month to month for up to nine months beginning July 1, 2025, while the city updates code language and prepares a request for proposals to move from permitting to a contract model.
The vote approved language waiving section 150-401(d) of the City of Atlanta Code of Ordinances to authorize the ATL DOT commissioner to extend annual dockless device permits on a month-to-month basis through April 1, 2026. Committee members recorded a 5-0 favorable vote.
Why it matters: Committee members said the extension preserves micromobility as a transportation option while staff finishes code revisions and an RFP intended to consolidate operations under a contract with one or two vendors. The department said the RFP package is “pretty much ready to go” but that code changes are necessary to shift from permitting to contracting.
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