Agenda Packet 2-26-20 Work Session

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2 Introduction Project Background The first electric shared-use scooters (e-scooters) appeared on the streets of Santa Monica, CA in September of 2017. By December 2019, fourteen electric scooter companies were operating across 122 American cities. The popularity and rate of adoption of this new mode has been remarkable and undeniable. The City of Eugene (the City) is preparing to join the ranks of those 122 cities by launching an e-scooter pilot program of its own. E-scooters present an opportunity for the City to achieve its stated goals of (a) tripling the percentage of trips completed that do not involve the use of an automobile, and (b) climate recovery through the reduction of fossil fuel consumption to half that of 2010 numbers. These goals are supported by the Climate Recovery Ordinance and policies in both the city’s 20-year long range land use (Envision Eugene) and transportation plans (Eugene 2035 Transportation System Plan). To inform the pilot creation process, city staff sought to understand the values, ideas, and concerns of the community. Staff did this by using an online survey, conducting listening sessions, and cataloging public comment emails. Information gathered through these processes will be used to develop evaluation criteria that will be used to review future e-scooters companies’ applications and ultimately determine which company(ies) will be selected to operate in Eugene. Figure 1: Map of U.S. Cities with E-Scooter Programs, December 16, 2019 Source: SmartCitiesDive Survey Background The online survey was hosted on the City’s Engage Eugene website at https://engage.eugene- or.gov/escooters. It was open from October 3, 2019 to November 24, 20019, during which time it received 541 responses. The survey was promoted through social media, e-newsletters, public meetings, and media interviews. To better engage traditionally underrepresented communities, community ambassadors representing Centro Latino Americano, Latino Professionals Connect, and the Eugene- Springfield chapter of the NAACP were contacted and asked to promote the survey through their channels. February 26, 2020, Work Session – Item 2