That the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee be and hereby is requested to schedule a public hearing on the future of dock-less bikes in Cambridge

City of Cambridge O-7 ORIGINAL ORDER IN CITY COUNCIL March 5, 2018 COUNCILLOR KELLEY COUNCILLOR SIDDIQUI WHEREAS: Sixteen communities in the Boston metropolitan area have expressed interest in a regional bike share program, facilitated by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC) and set to launch in Spring 2018; and WHEREAS: There are many issues with a dock-less bike system, as expressed by similar programs throughout the world, such as vandalism, damage, theft, destruction of public property, and improper abandonment, among others; and WHEREAS: The MAPC has confirmed it is moving forward with the program, set to launch in Newton, with an expected 200 bicycles on the streets by Summer 2018 (https://www.mapc.org/news/mapc-announces-16-community-effort-to-bring-bike- share-system-to-bostons-inner-suburbs-in-2018/); and WHEREAS: In the past, the City has turned down the opportunity to participate in this project with the MAPC and neighboring communities, citing the problematic issues and its contractual agreement with the current docked bikeshare system, Hubway; now therefore be it ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to report back to the City Council on the City’s plans for incorporating dock-less bikes into its urban mobility opportunities, to include licensing, contractual and liability issues; and that said report be transmitted to the Transportation and Public Utilities Committee for a public hearing on the issue of a dock-less bikeshare system.