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Shorewood board adopts ordinance regulating e-scooters and authorizes a pilot framework for commercial operations
Summary
After debate about timing during Oakland Avenue construction, the Village Board adopted ordinance 3083 to regulate electric-scooter operations and voted to allow a pilot commercial program framework; the board recorded roll-call votes and directed staff to negotiate any operator agreements that would return to the board for approval.
The Village Board voted to adopt ordinance 3083, establishing local rules for electric-scooter operations and enabling the village to consider agreements for short-term commercial scooter rentals, and it approved a companion resolution that establishes a pilot-program framework for commercial operators.
Trustees debated whether to defer consideration because construction on Oakland Avenue could skew usage data and parking/parking-corral placement. Some trustees favored deferral to gather clearer data and avoid starting a pilot while the main corridor is under construction; others…
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