Agenda Packet 2-26-20 Work Session

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21 DO NOT SUPPORT BECAUSE… SAFETY PARKING • Scooters are Unsafe/Dangerous/Hazardous • Improper parking in undesignated areas • Injuries (to self and others) • Lack of docks makes them susceptible to being tossed around • Sidewalk riding Mobility and Access • Riders tend not to obey traffic laws when on road • Sidewalk obstacles • Scooters not as safe as bikes or e-bikes OTHER CITIES • Potential for conflicts/collisions with other users • Because have been to other cities with them • Fast riding • Hasn't worked in other cities • Wrong-way riding • Accidents/injuries occurred in other cities • Lack of helmet use UNNECESSARY • Antithetical to Vision Zero • They are unnecessary • Sidewalks are already unsafe (poorly lit, unmaintained vegetation, sidewalk riding) • Already have sidewalks to walk on, bikeshare, and/or public transit • Hard to see at night • Eugene is already very bike-friendly and doesn't need this extra thing • Traffic hazard • Bikes are more effective in any situation that a scooter would be used. • Unsafe for car drivers UNCATEGORIZED • Scooters will enrage drivers who don't like sharing the road • Money better spent (on what is in another column) • Unsafe to pedestrians on sidewalks • E-scooters are novelty, trend, fad, not a practical transportation alternative • People do not pay attention to their surroundings • Vandalism • Personally injured on one elsewhere • Not a practical winter option SUSTAINABILITY • Nuisance • Will end up in the river • Will worsen Downtown's bad reputation • Not sustainable • Not well-suited for use on either the streets or the sidewalks • Lifespan too short • Bad for bikes • Must mine rare minerals, use electricity, and/or use plastic • Impede car and bike traffic • Will replace walking trips • Rich companies are the ones pushing this agenda • Net negative for carbon neutrality February 26, 2020, Work Session – Item 2