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Board committee approves scooter-share permitting ordinance after heated public comment and company scrutiny
Summary
The Land Use Committee advanced an ordinance that would require permits for powered (motorized) scooter-share programs, directing SFMTA to implement permitting standards (safety, data sharing, equity) and sending the measure to the full Board with a positive recommendation after extensive public testimony and company Q&A.
The Board of Supervisors Land Use Committee voted April 16 to send to the full Board a measure that would amend Division 1 of the Transportation Code to require permits for stationless powered-scooter share programs and to affirm Planning Department findings.
Sponsor Supervisor Peskin framed the ordinance as similar to last year’s stationless-bicycle permitting and said the measure is necessary to protect pedestrians, seniors and people with disabilities. Jamie Parks of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) described Division 1 as creating the permitting authority…
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