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Flagstaff reviews micro‑mobility options, staff recommends permit approach to manage e‑scooters and e‑bikes
Summary
City staff and regional partners presented a micro‑mobility feasibility study and asked the Sustainability Commission for initial feedback on whether to allow private operators, how to regulate them, and equity measures to include in any procurement or permit.
Flagstaff City officials and regional partners presented a micro‑mobility feasibility study and asked the Sustainability Commission for feedback on whether to permit shared e‑scooters and e‑bikes in the city and, if so, what rules to require.
Kim Austin, MetroPlan transportation demand management planner, and Jamie Larson (housing and transportation, Vista) led the briefing and said the City Council in February directed staff to engage stakeholders on whether to allow operators and, if so, how to regulate them.
"So this is just preliminary discussion, to talk about if micromobility operators should be allowed to come to Flagstaff," Kim Austin said. The presenters described two high‑level approaches: (1) retain a permissive code but create a formal permitting or procurement process that…
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