a communication from Councillor Kelley, transmitting memorandum regarding "Micro-Mobility Support; Transportation Conference"

CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL Craig A. Kelley City Councillor To: Donna Lopez, City Clerk From: Craig A. Kelley, City Councillor Date: September 11, 2018 Memorandum Submission Subject: Please place the attached memorandum, "Micro-Mobility Support; Transportation Conference Announcement". ', on the City Council agenda as "Communications and reports from Other City Officials" for the September 17, 2018 meeting. Thank you. CITY HALL, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139 [phone removed] FAX: [phone removed] TTY/TDD: [phone removed] EMAIL: kelley@cambridgema.gov

CAMBRIDGE CITY COUNCIL Craig A. Kelley City Councillor MEMORANDUM To: Cambridge City Council & City Staff From: Craig A. Kelley, City Councillor Date: September 10, 2018 Subject: Micro-Mobility Support; Transportation Conference Announcement Dear Fellow Councilors and City Staff: As Bird scooters, Ant Bicycles, Lime Bikes, Bonzer carshare, electric skateboards, wheelchairs and other personal transportation systems' explore operating options in Cambridge, I encourage City staff and elected officials to be as accommodating and proactive as possible in helping these new technology-influenced transportation' systems thrive in Cambridge. We all, as government officials, planners, users, transportation companies or the general public, have a lot to gain by giving people more local transportation options and there is a lot for us to learn about how to allow, encourage and regulate new uses so that they can merge as safely as possible with existing transportation techniques. Even before these "disruptors' enter Cambridge, I encourage the City to think of effective ways to allow them to park in designated areas, as Seattle has started to do, how to provide public charging stations as explored in Sarnia, Ontario" and what enforcement for new and existing types of road use systems should look like as is happening in Tel Aviv. Something as simple as having the traffic citation form include options beyond "passenger," "operator," "owner," and "bicyclist" is actually far more important and complicated than one might initially think when it comes to meeting our emerging challenges. Given the challenge of safety on our often narrow and busy sidewalks, I especially encourage us to look at rethinking automobile parking spots, rather than sidewalks, for use as parking and charging areas for personal mobility devices. CITY HALL, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139 [phone removed] FAX: [phone removed] TTY/TDD: [phone removed] EMAIL: ckelley@cambridgema.gov

To further explore these issues, I am putting together a Micro-Mobility Conference on 3 November that I would be happy to explain to anyone in greater detail. In the interim, though, I hope we can be aggressive and accommodating in trying to figure out how these potential new additions to our City's transportation network can be implemented safely, equitably and as quickly as possible. -Craig Linked Articles 'https://www.theverge.com/2016/12/31/14134924/electric-skateboards-boosted-bikes-vehicles- hoverboards 2 https://medium.com/@Splyt/why-will-micro-mobility-industry-make-the-future-1b0a628ae3d0 3http://betterbikeshare.org/2018/04/25/seattle-tries-designated-parking-dockless-bikes/ 4 http://www.theaccessibilityhub.ca/blog/item/pilot-program-to-install-charge-stations-for-power- wheelchairs-or-mobility-devices 5 https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/tel-aviv-starts-enforcing-laws-on-bicycles-scooters-1.5448266 2