Due to the growing use of electric scooters, or “e-scooters,” nationwide, several partners in the Greater Des Moines region are exploring options for regulations that would be appropriate for privately owned e-scooters, as well as preparing for the possibility of an e-scooter share program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
A survey has been opened to the general public to ensure input from all community stakeholders. The deadline to submit the survey is Sunday, January 19.<\/p>\n\n\n\n(function(t,e,s,n){var o,a,c;t.SMCX=t.SMCX||[],e.getElementById(n)||(o=e.getElementsByTagName(s),a=o[o.length-1],c=e.createElement(s),c.type=”text\/javascript”,c.async=!0,c.id=n,c.src=[“https:”===location.protocol?”https:\/\/”:”http:\/\/”,”widget.surveymonkey.com\/collect\/website\/js\/tRaiETqnLgj758hTBazgdxc7gm1M_2FZAr15sWJkCFdDzso3j5Woah9aRN7gMqi3zO.js”].join(“”),a.parentNode.insertBefore(c,a))})(window,document,”script”,”smcx-sdk”); Create your own user feedback survey <\/a>\n\n\n\n A handful of community organizations began discussions in the summer of 2019 to prepare for the increasing adoption of e-scooters as a mode of transportation. Those organizations include the Greater Des Moines Partnership, the Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART), the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO), Operation Downtown, and the Street Collective of Greater Des Moines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Additionally, the partners are working very closely with City of Des Moines staff and elected officials. Any e-scooter program or regulations within the City limits will ultimately be decided by the Des Moines City Council.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There could be as many as four phases in the planning process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If there is support for pursuing a pilot program for an e-scooter share program, then the process would continue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If the pilot program is deemed successful, then the planning organizations, together with the City of Des Moines, would work to define how a permanent e-scooter share program would function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The following presentation was given to the Des Moines City Council in the fall of 2019 to begin discussions with the City, and it is offered here for public reference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n For more information, please call or email the Des Moines Area MPO at 515-334-0075 or info@dmampo.org. <\/p>\n\n\n <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Due to the growing use of electric scooters, or “e-scooters,” nationwide, several partners in the Greater Des Moines region are exploring options for regulations that would be appropriate for privately owned e-scooters, as well as preparing for the possibility of… <\/p>\nBackground<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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