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<br />7 <br /> <br />Equity <br />Survey takers were provided with five equity-oriented evaluation criteria. Of the 541 persons who <br />participated in the survey, 466 responded to the equity-based question. The top three criteria each <br />received nearly the same number of selections by respondents (214, 212, and 208). The criteria, in order <br />of most to least selected, are: <br />1. The company provides a means of accessing scooters that does not require the use of a <br />smartphone (i.e. can unlock a scooter via text message). <br />2. The company provides service in multiple languages, Spanish at a minimum. This includes the <br />company’s customer service phone line, website, user-app, and marketing materials. <br />3. The company offers a low-income plan. <br />4. The company provides a means of accessing scooters that does not require the use of a bank <br />account, debit card, or credit card. <br />5. The company provides a seated option for all or part of its fleet. <br />Other commonly mentioned recommendations for additional equity-based evaluation criteria include <br />that companies need to ensure accessibility for persons with disabilities and that companies have a plan <br />to distribute scooters to underrepresented and low-income areas. <br /> <br />Speed Monitoring <br />The City is considering allowing scooters on shared-use paths, such as the Ruth Bascom Riverbank Path <br />System. Shared-use paths are paths that are wider than standard sidewalks. In Eugene, they are usually <br />at least 12 feet wide. Due to their width, they are designed to accommodate a variety of recreation and <br />transportation options such as walking, biking, skating, and potentially electric scooting. <br />Oregon state law requires that electric scooters travel no faster than 15mph. If e-scooters are allowed <br />on the shared-use paths, the City might require scooter companies to use tools and technologies to <br />automatically slow scooters down to a speed below 15mph when they are on shared-use paths. This <br />could potentially be done using GPS and geofencing technologies. Geofencing refers to the creation of a <br />virtual geographic boundary that triggers software to respond when a mobile device enters or leaves a <br />designated area. <br />Provided with the above information, survey respondents were asked to share their thoughts about if <br />the City should moderate the speed of e-scooters on shared-use paths. There were 442 responses to <br />this question, of which only 66% of survey takers answered the question about speed moderation. The <br />other 34% of responses either stated that they do not want scooters to be allowed on the shared-use <br />paths (18%), that they do not want a scooter pilot in general (12%), or used the question to voice <br />concerns about other issues, such as potential 5G cellular service (4%). <br />February 26, 2020, Work Session – Item 2