Micromobility (bikeshare, scootershare)

[TravelWise]

The Region and Cities are developing a new implementation plan for bike share, e-scooters/scooter share, etc. 

We thought it might make sense to bring the topics together here in this thread.

First post:

Where should people be allowed to ride e-scooters in Waterloo Region?

The Region of Waterloo and the Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener, and Waterloo want your input on where people should be allowed to ride an e-scooter in our community. Your responses will help inform staff reports to City and Regional Councils on if and where personally-owned e-scooters can be ridden in Waterloo Region, Staff will also consider requirements for e-scooter rental companies (scooter-share) that wish to operate locally. Visit the project page to learn more and provide your input.

https://www.engagewr.ca/e-scooters

Thanks for posting the survey.

I am curious, do you have any insight into why region staff are recommending legislating these differently than bicycles. To me, this seems like an entirely pointless and bizarre decision.

No problem! There are additional details in the documents (particularly the Discussion Paper) provided on the EngageWR site.

If you have additional questions please use the survey or Q&A feature on the EngageWR site.