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Notice/Advertisement Title: Shared Mobility Devices Rules and Regulations
Contact Name: Justin Goodwin
Contact Telephone Number: 614-724-1893
Contact Email Address: jmgoodwin@columbus.gov
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DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SERVICE
CITY OF COLUMBUS, OHIO
SUBJECT: Shared Mobility Devices Rules and Regulations
EFFECTIVE DATE: January 1, 2025
PAGES: 1 of 3 BY: Division of Mobility & Parking Services
I. PURPOSE
The Division of Mobility and Parking Services is committed to providing safe, equitable and predictable mobility and parking options for all residents, guests and visitors in the City of Columbus. We aim to increase mobility choices, manage congestion and facilitate access to goods and services in a city experiencing enormous growth.
It is a priority of the City to increase mobility options for its residents, businesses, and visitors. A robust shared mobility device program provides the opportunity to reduce parking demand and vehicle miles traveled, while enhancing mobility options for the public. The success of alternative forms of transportation will have environmental, economic, and quality of life benefits for residents, employees, and visitors while also balancing the needs of other uses in the Right-of-Way. It is also a priority of the City to maximize the available space for pedestrian movement within the sidewalk and other similar Right-of-Way, including within the area surrounding and adjacent to curb ramps or wheelchair ramps, and to ensure that the operation of shared mobility devices by the public does not result in the obstruction of these areas by such devices. In an effort to further these priorities, the City hereby establishes these Rules and Regulations for the conduct of shared mobility devices within the City.
These Rules and Regulations are not meant to regulate the use of individually owned mobility devices, or those not available ...
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