dkazzed
Active Member
Spruce Grove has Bird scooters already!
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Cycling and Active Transportation in Edmonton
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Gronk!
Senior Member
End of May - what a joke.
edmonton.taproot.news
Administration said it will announce which companies will be permitted to offer e-scooters and e-bikes for Edmonton riders by the end of May. The company or companies the city chooses will be engaged until 2027, an urban planning committee report said. The city said it will install visible parking locations and no-parking zones, and that suppliers can fine users for improper parking. The city is also introducing new compliance fees for suppliers that it said will help deal with improper parking. In 2023, shared e-scooters and e-bikes were available in early April, in early June in 2022, and in late March in 2021. Scooters are already on streets in Spruce Grove and St. Albert.
On the agenda: Citadel, e-scooters, entertainment district
This week, city council will discuss a proposed new lease with the Citadel Theatre, who will operate our e-scooters and e-bikes, and the proposed downtown entertainment district.
edmonton.taproot.news
Administration said it will announce which companies will be permitted to offer e-scooters and e-bikes for Edmonton riders by the end of May. The company or companies the city chooses will be engaged until 2027, an urban planning committee report said. The city said it will install visible parking locations and no-parking zones, and that suppliers can fine users for improper parking. The city is also introducing new compliance fees for suppliers that it said will help deal with improper parking. In 2023, shared e-scooters and e-bikes were available in early April, in early June in 2022, and in late March in 2021. Scooters are already on streets in Spruce Grove and St. Albert.
northlands
Senior Member
I posted my frustration with this in 2022 and the fact they're repeating it again is beyond aggravating. The season is 5-6 months long for these e-scooter companies to profitably operate, going from April-October yet the City bureaucratic incompetence has to get in the way and cut 1/3 off the operating season.End of May - what a joke.
On the agenda: Citadel, e-scooters, entertainment district
This week, city council will discuss a proposed new lease with the Citadel Theatre, who will operate our e-scooters and e-bikes, and the proposed downtown entertainment district.
Administration said it will announce which companies will be permitted to offer e-scooters and e-bikes for Edmonton riders by the end of May. The company or companies the city chooses will be engaged until 2027, an urban planning committee report said. The city said it will install visible parking locations and no-parking zones, and that suppliers can fine users for improper parking. The city is also introducing new compliance fees for suppliers that it said will help deal with improper parking. In 2023, shared e-scooters and e-bikes were available in early April, in early June in 2022, and in late March in 2021. Scooters are already on streets in Spruce Grove and St. Albert.
Whether one likes the e-scooters or not, it's an ugly example of the City needlessly kneecapping a burgeoning private industry in a manner that is completely avoidable. Even more sad when considering Lime noted Edmonton was one of the top cities in the world for summer 2023 for their operations.
trevorhayden
Active Member
If we are a top city, why should we bend over backwards to accommodate these devices that just clutter sidewalks. Why not insist that for a permit to be issued, all scooter corporations must first pre pay their on street parking fees?
degrandprix
New Member
End of May - what a joke.
On the agenda: Citadel, e-scooters, entertainment district
This week, city council will discuss a proposed new lease with the Citadel Theatre, who will operate our e-scooters and e-bikes, and the proposed downtown entertainment district.
Administration said it will announce which companies will be permitted to offer e-scooters and e-bikes for Edmonton riders by the end of May. The company or companies the city chooses will be engaged until 2027, an urban planning committee report said. The city said it will install visible parking locations and no-parking zones, and that suppliers can fine users for improper parking.
Maybe they need a month to install the parking signage? Seems reasonable.
Also since it says the chosen company will be engaged until 2027, I would think that means e-scooters will be out as soon as the snow melts from 2025-2027?
thommyjo
Senior Member
Cause parking just crossed their mind last week? Not like we just had 6 months to sort this out.
This is just a classic example of government sucking and there being no consequences.
TAS
Senior Member
Premier Smith and Alberta Transportation Minister Devin Dreeshen (who has made negative comments about bike lanes) just made the best case why we need to expand them, although he was talking about trains during today's press conference on Alberta train build out. Same logic applies.
“It’s like a nervous system — they (trains, but could replace with bike lanes) all have to connect together. I think if one is built the rest of the system needs to be built quickly to make sure it is a viable vision,” Dreeshen said.
More passenger rail (bike lanes) will also alleviate congestion on highways (city roads), he added.
From Smith:
“Expanding our roads, freeways, and highways to be six, or eight, or 10 lanes all the way across is not always feasible, nor is it always wise. In addition to our extensive road system, a more densely populated province will need a mobility system that supports our growing population with a fast, safe, and reliable choice of transportation that also meets our goals of reducing emissions,” she said.
edmontonjournal.com
“It’s like a nervous system — they (trains, but could replace with bike lanes) all have to connect together. I think if one is built the rest of the system needs to be built quickly to make sure it is a viable vision,” Dreeshen said.
More passenger rail (bike lanes) will also alleviate congestion on highways (city roads), he added.
From Smith:
“Expanding our roads, freeways, and highways to be six, or eight, or 10 lanes all the way across is not always feasible, nor is it always wise. In addition to our extensive road system, a more densely populated province will need a mobility system that supports our growing population with a fast, safe, and reliable choice of transportation that also meets our goals of reducing emissions,” she said.
Alberta wants high-speed Edmonton to Calgary train, commuter rail, in new provincial master plan
The Alberta government wants an Edmonton to Calgary train as part of its provincial rail master plan.
edmontonjournal.com
Gronk!
Senior Member
Where are Edmonton's e-scooters?
It feels like spring — temperatures are (mostly) up, the sun is (mostly) out, the snow is (mostly) gone, and the Oilers are in the playoffs. But one spring feature is still missing from the streets of Edmonton's core: E-scooters.
edmonton.taproot.news
thommyjo
Senior Member
Great pic 
Gronk!
Senior Member
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Gronk!
Senior Member
The cry for e-scooters keeps getting louder
globalnews.ca
Where are the scooters? Edmonton says delayed deployment will be worth the wait - Edmonton | Globalnews.ca
E-scooters and bikes will return — by this time in 2023, Bird and Lime had already been out for a month — but the city says they likely won't be available until the end of May.
globalnews.ca
The_Cat
Senior Member
Can low-income neighbourhoods afford scooters?