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University Heights reviews shared e-bike/scooter data and debates helmet rule
Summary
City staff and the police presented ridership, crash and complaint data for the regional shared-mobility program; councilmembers discussed two draft ordinance versions requiring helmets and agreed to remove one version and return the matter to the safety committee for further drafting.
At a University Heights safety committee meeting, staff reviewed six months to multi-year metrics for the regional shared e-bike and scooter program and councilmembers discussed proposed changes to the city’s ordinance on electric bicycles and scooters.
Chief of staff Brianna Bremer Fisher told the committee the city participates in a county-run shared mobility program that includes the cities of Cleveland, East Cleveland, Cleveland Heights and South Euclid and that two vendors — Bird and Veo — operate across the five cities. Bremer Fisher said Bird bikes in the program are class 1 and Veo bikes class 2; bike top speeds are under 20 mph and the scooters used by vendors are limited to about 15 mph. She said University Heights recorded 542 rides in 2025 through the county’s third-quarter report, that there are four bike‑share parking stations in the city (two at Cedar and Taylor, one by the library and one near Whole Foods) and that rides cluster along Cedar Road and around John Carroll University. Bremer Fisher said no…
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