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Urbana BPAC approves recommendations for Veo bike-share contract, urging hubs, GPS zones, response times and data sharing
Summary
The Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission voted Feb. 17 to send a set of amended recommendations to city staff and the city attorney for negotiation with Veo, including designated parking hubs, GPS-based slow-ride/no-ride zones, tighter response windows for ADA violations and routine data sharing for ridership and deployments.
The City of Urbana Bicycle & Pedestrian Advisory Commission voted Feb. 17 to forward a set of recommendations to city staff and the city attorney for use in negotiating a formal agreement with Veo, the private operator of the green e-bike network that serves Urbana, Champaign and the University of Illinois.
The advisory group said it wants a largely operational agreement that includes designated parking hubs, GPS-based slow-ride and no-ride zones for high-pedestrian areas, clearer response times for reported ADA-blocking devices and routine data sharing on ridership and deployments. "We are an advisory group. We don't have the authority to bird dog or veto or do…
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