Following city council’s approval last month of a city staff recommendation, the municipal government is now asking the provincial government to add Richmond as the seventh participating local jurisdiction.
A request for proposals for a company to operate a pilot public e-scooter share program in the city was issued earlier in the spring. The procurement process has since concluded, and city staff will report back to city council in September 2021 with recommendations on the successful proponent and next steps.
These devices would only be allowed to run on streets with bike lanes, local streets (a street without dividing lane lines or a directional dividing line with a speed limit of 50 km/hr), and streets with a directional dividing line and a maximum speed of 30 km/hr.