closed #193268
Scooters, Bike-share and Related Issues
Basswood & Bloomfield Rd
- Case Date:
- 9/1/2024
Blue Bird bicycle sitting by road for at least a week.
Blue Bird bicycle sitting by road for at least a week.
Red/orange electric bicycle with basket ("Lime+Uber") lying by side of Dunn Street.
Resolved
Scooters blocking sidewalk and stairs in front of Johnson Creamery building. There were even more farther down where the sidewalk is more narrow, you can see them in the background in the attached photo. Saw eight of them total and all of them were in the middle of the sidewalk.
abandoned scooter
Blue, electric Bird bicycle has been sitting by the road (Grant) across from Grant Street Inn for at least a week.
Bird bicycle VUB1B lying by sidewalk south side of 8th halfway between Washington and Lincoln, west of alley.
6 scooters less than 6 paces from a bike rack. ArentAthey supposed to be parked at a bike rack, not on the sidewalk?
The "dismount zones" are not working. They never did work, and now the scooters are an even bigger hazard. I see people riding them on the sidewalks around the square every day. If riders can't be bothered to care on their own, maybe we need some enforcement personnel out there to make them care. If we can have parking meter patrols, then surely we can have sidewalk patrols with authority to issue citations.
The new scooters are a bad idea. They are everywhere and haphazardly parked on sidewalks, entrances, etc. More concerning is the of the scooters use on public streets, especially at night. They are much slower and difficult to see. What a terrible idea by the city. It is just a matter of time that I think someone will get hurt. Please reconsider allowing these scooters, or at least limit the use and scope of these scooters.