Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 52-13. Micromobility Policies, Permits, and Practices

Micromobility vehicles and shared micromobility technologies (hereafter micromobility) are deploying rapidly in many cities across the United States and internationally. Lacking a standard definition, micromobility can include any small, personal transportation technology that travels slower than 20 to 30 mph (link to SAE doc). They can be motorized and are frequently operated on pedestrian- or bicycle-oriented infrastructure. Often, they are bicycles, e-bikes, or e-scooters. The rapid spread of micromobility has led to confusion and concern on the part of cities and states seeking to take advantage of the benefits of these devices while minimizing the negative impacts. The objective of this synthesis is to document policies, permits, and practices that state departments of transportation (DOTs) are engaged with in regard to micromobility.

• Record URL:
  http://apps.trb.org/cmsfeed/TRBNetProjectDisplay.asp?ProjectID=4989

Language

• English

Project

• Status: Active
• Funding: $45000
• Contract Numbers:

  Project 20-05, Topic 52-13

• Sponsor Organizations:

  National Cooperative Highway Research Program

  Transportation Research Board
  500 Fifth Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)

  444 North Capitol Street, NW
  Washington, DC  United States  20001

  Federal Highway Administration

  1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
  Washington, DC  United States  20590
• Project Managers:

  Harwood, Leslie

• Performing Organizations:

  University of South Florida, Tampa

  Center for Urban Transportation Research
  3650 Spectrum Boulevard
  Tampa, FL  United States  33612-9446
• Principal Investigators:

  Kolpakov, Alexander

• Start Date: 20200501
• Expected Completion Date: 20220509
• Actual Completion Date: 0

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycles; Cities; Electric vehicles; Equity (Justice); Light vehicles; Literature reviews; Micromobility; Permits; Policy; Ridesourcing; Scooters; Shared mobility; State departments of transportation; State of the practice
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Policy; Public Transportation; Society; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01739532
• Record Type: Research project
• Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
• Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 52-13
• Files: TRB, RIP
• Created Date: May 19 2020 9:02AM